Vamana (Sanskrit: वामन, lit. 'Dwarf', IAST: Vāmana), also known as Trivikrama (lit. 'three steps'), Urukrama (lit. 'far-stepping'), Upendra (lit. 'Indra’s younger brother/Superior to Indra'), Dadhivamana (Sanskrit: दधिवामन, lit. 'milk-dwarf', IAST: Dadhivāmana), Ulagalanthan (lit. 'the one who measured the world) and Balibandhana (lit. 'binder or killer of Bali'), is an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu.
Vamana (Sanskrit: वामन, lit. 'Dwarf', IAST: Vāmana), also known as Trivikrama (lit. 'three steps'), Urukrama (lit. 'far-stepping'), Upendra (lit. 'Indra’s younger brother/Superior to Indra'), Dadhivamana (Sanskrit: दधिवामन, lit. 'milk-dwarf', IAST: Dadhivāmana), Ulagalanthan (lit. 'the one who measured the world) and Balibandhana (lit. 'binder or killer of Bali'), is an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu.
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