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Vaman
Vaman is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Vaman Shivram Apte (1858–1892), Indian lexicographer and a professor of Sanskrit at Pune's Fergusson College * Vishnu Vaman Bapat (born 1871), Indian philosopher, famous for his commentary in Marathi on ancient Sanskrit texts * Keshav Vaman Bhole (1896–1967), also known as Keshavrao Bhole, well-known music composer and critic in Indian cinema * Vaman Krushna Chorghade (1914–1995), Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India * Shankar Vaman Dandekar (1896–1969), philosopher and educationist from Maharashtra, India * Harihar Vaman Deshpande (1905–1965), born at Chendkapur (Amravati) Maharashtra, India * Raghunath Vaman Dighe (1896–1980), Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India * Vaman Gopal Joshi (1881–1956), Marathi journalist, playwright, and freedom fighter, from Maharashtra, India *Vaman Malhar Joshi (1882–1943), Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India * Kundapur Vaman Kamath, chief of the New Development Bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vamana
Vamana (), also known as Trivikrama (), Urukrama (), Upendra (), Dadhivamana (), and Balibandhana () is an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu. He is the fifth avatar of Vishnu, and the first Dashavatara in the Treta Yuga, after Narasimha. Originating in the Vedas, Vamana is most commonly associated in the Hindu epics and Puranas with the legend of taking back the three worlds (collectively referred to as the ''Trailokya'') from the daitya-king Bali by taking three steps to restore the cosmic order. He is the youngest among the adityas, the sons of Aditi and the sage Kashyapa. Nomenclature and etymology 'Vāmana' (Sanskrit वामन) means 'dwarf', 'small' or 'small or short in stature'. It also means 'dwarfish bull', which is notable as Vishnu is directly associated with dwarfish animals (including bulls) in the Vedas (see below). Stated in Puranic literature to be born of the great sage Kashyapa and his wife Aditi, other names or epithets referring to Vamana include: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
