Vamana
Vamana is an avatar of Vishnu to whom Mahabali offered the three worlds.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 400
- Historical notes
- The Mahabharata is estimated to have been compiled between 400 BCE and 400 CE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Narayana, Hamsa, Nrisingha, The Fish, The Tortoise, The Boar, The Man-Lion, The Dwarf, Parasurama, Krisna, Rama, Kalki, Buddha, Balarama, Lakshmi, Dhanvantari, Kapila, Narsimha, Parashurama, Prithu, Mohini, Yajna, Dattatreya, Vishvakarma, Bali, Aryaman, Pushan, Savitr, Bhaga, Amsha, Dhatri, Asikni, Diti, Vivasvan, Dhata, Savitar, Aryamā, Pūṣā, Tvaṣṭā, Kaśyapa, Mahabali, Narasimha, Kinnara, kimpurushas, Śeṣa, Krishna, Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Ravana, Kamsa, Sūrya, Parjanya, Indra, Mitra, Varuna, Daksha, Śakra
- aspect of
- Vishnu
- manifests as
- Vishnu
- manifested by
- Vishnu
- child of
- Aditi
Mentioned by
- Mahabali
- Narasimha
- Kinnara
- kimpurushas
- Śeṣa
- Krishna
- Matsya
- Kurma
- Varaha
- Ravana
- Kamsa
- Sūrya
- Parjanya
- Indra
- Mitra
- Varuna
and 4 more
Sources
Source passages
“The beings sing the praises of Mahabali for his selfless deed of offering the three worlds to the Vamana avatar of Vishnu.”
#7243 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Apparent disagreements concerning the placement of either the Buddha or Balarama in the Dashavarara seems to occur from the Dashavarara list in the Shiva Purana (the only other list with ten avatars including Balarama in the Garuda Purana substitutes Vamana, not Buddha).”
#17619 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Vamana, the dwarf”
#22321 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“She is also the mother of the Vamana, avatar of Vishnu. Accordingly, the Vamana avatar, as the son of Aditi was born in the month of Shravana (fourth month of the Hindu Calendar, also called Avani) under the star Shravana.”
#29990 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The dwarf avatar of Vishnu, Vamana, requested three paces of land, acquired the three worlds in his three paces, and sent Bali – who had conquered the three worlds – to Sutala”
#35184 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001