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List of Gods : "God Vamana" - 3 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
Demon name "Bali"	Hindu / Epic / Puranic	demonic god. The son of Virocana, his power was removed by VIS'NU in his avatara of VAMANA....
God name "Vamana"	Hindu / Epic / Puranic	Incarnation of the god VISNU. The fifth avatara of Vis'nu which appears as a dwarf, symbolizing the puny state of mankind in the cosmos. According to legend, the god took the guise in order to trick BALI, a greatgrandson of Hiranyakashipu (see NARASINHA), whose prestige had begun to overshadow that of INDRA. To restore a proper balance Vamana requested from Bali a plot of land three paces wide on which to meditate. Vis'nu returned to his proper stature and claimed heaven and earth in two steps. He declined to take the third which would have also claimed the underworld, but instead gave its rule to Bali. The dwarfish form bears two arms. Attributes: umbrella and waterpot....
God name "Visnu Trivikrama"	Hindu / Epic / Puranic	Form of the god VISNU. Trivikrama is the transformation into a giant from Vis'nu's dwarf avatara VAMANA, in order to confirm his dominance over the world by covering it in three huge strides....

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