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The Vamana Purana (Sanskrit: वामन पुराण, IAST: Vāmana Purāṇa), is a medieval era Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism.^[1] The text is named after one of the incarnations of Vishnu and probably was a Vaishnava text in its origin.^[1] However, the modern surviving manuscripts of Vamana Purana are more strongly centered on Shiva, while containing chapters that revere VIshnu and other Hindu gods and goddesses.^[2]^[3] It is considered a Shaiva text.^[1]^[4] Further, the text hardly has the character of a Purana,^[3] and is predominantly a collection of Mahatmyas (travel guides)^[5]^[a] to many Shiva-related places in India with legends and mythology woven in.^[6]

The extant manuscripts of Vamana Purana exist in various versions, likely very different from the original, and show signs of revision over time and regions.^[7]^[8] It has been published by All India Kashiraj Trust in two rounds.^[9] The first round had 95 chapters, while the critical edition (edited by Anand Swarup Gupta, and published by the All-India Kashiraj Trust, Varanasi) published in the second round has 69 chapters plus an attached Saro-mahatmya with 28 chapters dedicated to temples and sacred sites in and around modern Haryana.^[9]^[10] Both these versions lack the Brhad-vamana with four samhitas, which is mentioned in the text, but is believed to have been lost to history.^[9]

The text is non-sectarian, and its first version was likely created by the 9th to 11th century CE.^[1]^[11]

Content

The earliest core of the text has been dated variously between 450 CE - 900 CE,^[12] but most scholars favour the 9th to 11th century.^[1]^[11] The early printed editions of this work had 96 chapters, the new versions have 69 chapters with a supplement. The supplement were not found in some versions of manuscripts discovered in Bengal.^[13]

At the beginning (chapter 1), Narada asks Pulastya about the assumption of the Vamana avatar by Vishnu, which is his dwarf avatar. The text includes chapters glorifying Vishnu, but includes many more chapters glorifying Shiva.^[1] The text also glorifies various goddesses.^[14]

The text contains chapters on cosmology and mythology typical of a Purana.^[1]^[13] The text includes Saromahatmya, which is a 28 chapter guide^[13] to the tirthas, rivers and forests of the region around Thanesar and Kurukshetra in modern Haryana, as well as sites in modern eastern Punjab (India).^[15] The text also mentions geography and sites in South India.^[16]

Notes

^ Quote: "The earliest promotional works aimed at tourists from that era were called mahatmyas."^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Dalal 2014, p. 443.
^ Hazra 1940, pp. 76–79.
^ ^a ^b Rocher 1986, p. 240.
^ Rocher 1986, p. 35.
^ ^a ^b Glucklich 2008, p. 146.
^ Wilson 1864, pp. LXXV–LXXVI.
^ Winternitz 1927, pp. 572–573.
^ Hazra 1940, pp. 78–83, 92–93.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rocher 1986, p. 239.
^ Wilson 1864, p. LXXVI.
^ ^a ^b Rocher 1986, p. 241.
^ Collins 1988, p. 36.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rocher 1986, pp. 239–240.
^ Gietz 1992, pp. 30, 343, with note 1883
^ Gietz 1992, pp. 928–929, with notes 5351-5352
^ Gietz 1992, p. 30, with note 149

Bibliography

Bailey, G. M. (1986). "For a new study of the Vāmana Purāna". Indo-Iranian Journal. 29 (1). Brill Academic: 1–16. doi:10.1163/000000086790082181.
Bailey, Gregory (2003). Sharma, Arvind (ed.). The Study of Hinduism. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-57003-449-7.
Collins, Charles Dillard (1988). The Iconography and Ritual of Siva at Elephanta: On Life, Illumination, and Being. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-88706-773-0.
Dalal, Rosen (2014). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin. ISBN 978-8184752779.
Dimmitt, Cornelia; Van Buitenen, J.A.B. (2012). Classical Hindu Mythology: A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas. Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-4399-0464-0.
Gietz, K.P.; et al. (1992). Epic and Puranic Bibliography (Up to 1985) Annotated and with Indexes: Part I: A - R, Part II: S - Z, Indexes. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-03028-1.
Glucklich, Ariel (2008). The Strides of Vishnu: Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective: Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-971825-2.
Hazra, Rajendra Chandra (1987) [1940]. Studies in the Puranic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-0422-7.
Kramrisch, Stella (1976). The Hindu Temple, Volume 1 & 2. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 81-208-0223-3.
Rocher, Ludo (1986). The Purāṇas. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 3-447-02522-0.
Wilson, H. H. (1864). The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition (Volume 1: Introduction, Book I). Read Country Books (reprinted in 2006). ISBN 1-84664-664-2.
Winternitz, M. (1927). A History of Indian Literature. Vol. 1. Translated by Ketkar, S. University of Calcutta.

External links

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[6] Quote: "The earliest promotional works aimed at tourists from that era were called mahatmyas."^[5]

[FOOTNOTEDalal2014443-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Dalal 2014, p. 443.

[FOOTNOTEHazra194076–79-2] Hazra 1940, pp. 76–79.

[FOOTNOTERocher1986240-3] Rocher 1986, p. 240.

[FOOTNOTERocher198635-4] Rocher 1986, p. 35.

[FOOTNOTEGlucklich2008146-5] Glucklich 2008, p. 146.

[FOOTNOTEWilson1864LXXV–LXXVI-7] Wilson 1864, pp. LXXV–LXXVI.

[FOOTNOTEWinternitz1927572–573-8] Winternitz 1927, pp. 572–573.

[FOOTNOTEHazra194078–83,_92–93-9] Hazra 1940, pp. 78–83, 92–93.

[FOOTNOTERocher1986239-10] Rocher 1986, p. 239.

[FOOTNOTEWilson1864LXXVI-11] Wilson 1864, p. LXXVI.

[FOOTNOTERocher1986241-12] Rocher 1986, p. 241.

[FOOTNOTECollins198836-13] Collins 1988, p. 36.

[FOOTNOTERocher1986239–240-14] Rocher 1986, pp. 239–240.

[FOOTNOTEGietz199230,_343-15] Gietz 1992, pp. 30, 343, with note 1883

[FOOTNOTEGietz1992928–929-16] Gietz 1992, pp. 928–929, with notes 5351-5352

[FOOTNOTEGietz199230-17] Gietz 1992, p. 30, with note 149

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+The extant manuscripts of ''Vamana Purana'' exist in various versions, likely very different from the original, and show signs of revision over time and regions.{{sfn|Winternitz|1927|pp=572-573}}{{sfn|Hazra|1940|pp=78-83, 92-93}} It has been published by All India Kashiraj Trust in two rounds.{{sfn|Rocher|1986|p=239}} The first round had 95 chapters, while the [[critical edition]] (edited by Anand Swarup Gupta, and published by the All-India Kashiraj Trust, Varanasi) published in the second round has 69 chapters plus an attached ''Saro-mahatmya'' with 28 chapters dedicated to temples and sacred sites in and around modern [[Haryana]].{{sfn|Rocher|1986|p=239}}{{sfn|Wilson|1864|p=LXXVI}} Both these versions lack the ''Brhad-vamana'' with four [[samhita]]s, which is mentioned in the text, but is believed to have been lost to history.{{sfn|Rocher|1986|p=239}}
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+The text is non-sectarian, and its first version was likely created by the 9th to 11th century CE.{{sfn|Dalal|2014|p=443}}{{sfn|Rocher|1986|p=241}}
-==Contents==
+== Content ==
-The earliest core of the text has been dated variously between 450 CE - 900 CE,{{Sfn|Collins|1988|p=36}} but most scholars favor the 9th to 11th century.{{Sfn|Dalal|2014|p=443}}{{Sfn|Rocher|1986|p=241}} The early printed editions of this work had 96 chapters, the new versions have 69 chapters with a supplement. The supplement were not found in some versions of manuscripts discovered in [[Bengal]].{{sfn|Rocher|1986|pp=239-240}}
+The earliest core of the text has been dated variously between 450 CE - 900 CE,{{Sfn|Collins|1988|p=36}} but most scholars favour the 9th to 11th century.{{sfn|Dalal|2014|p=443}}{{sfn|Rocher|1986|p=241}} The early printed editions of this work had 96 chapters, the new versions have 69 chapters with a supplement. The supplement were not found in some versions of manuscripts discovered in [[Bengal]].{{sfn|Rocher|1986|pp=239-240}}
-At the beginning (chapter 1), Narada asks Pulastya about the assumption of the ''Vamana'' [[avatar]] by Vishnu, which is his dwarf avatar. The text includes chapters glorifying Vishnu, but includes many more chapters glorifying Shiva.{{Sfn|Dalal|2014|p=443}} The text also glorifies various goddesses.{{Sfn|K P Gietz|1992|p=30, 343 with note 1883}}
+At the beginning (chapter 1), Narada asks Pulastya about the assumption of the ''Vamana'' [[avatar]] by Vishnu, which is his dwarf avatar. The text includes chapters glorifying Vishnu, but includes many more chapters glorifying Shiva.{{sfn|Dalal|2014|p=443}} The text also glorifies various goddesses.{{sfn|Gietz|1992|pp=30, 343|ps=, with note 1883}}
-The text contains chapters on cosmology and mythology typical of a Purana.{{Sfn|Dalal|2014|p=443}}{{sfn|Rocher|1986|pp=239-240}} The text includes ''Saromahatmya'', which is a 28 chapter guide{{sfn|Rocher|1986|pp=239-240}} to the [[Tirtha (Hinduism)|tirtha]]s, rivers and forests of the region around [[Thanesar]] and [[Kurukshetra]] in modern [[Haryana]], as well as sites in modern eastern Punjab (India).{{Sfn|K P Gietz|1992|p=928-929 with notes 5351-5352}} The text also mentions geography and sites in South India.{{Sfn|K P Gietz|1992|p=30 with note 149}}
+The text contains chapters on cosmology and mythology typical of a Purana.{{sfn|Dalal|2014|p=443}}{{sfn|Rocher|1986|pp=239-240}} The text includes ''Saromahatmya'', which is a 28 chapter guide{{sfn|Rocher|1986|pp=239-240}} to the [[Tirtha (Hinduism)|tirtha]]s, rivers and forests of the region around [[Thanesar]] and [[Kurukshetra]] in modern [[Haryana]], as well as sites in modern eastern Punjab (India).{{sfn|Gietz|1992|pp=928-929|ps=, with notes 5351-5352}} The text also mentions geography and sites in South India.{{sfn|Gietz|1992|p=30|ps=, with note 149}}
-==See also==
+== Notes ==
+{{notelist}}
-*''[[Agni Purana]]''
-*''[[Bhagavata Purana]]''
-*''[[Markandeya Purana]]''
-*''[[Shiva Purana]]''
-==References==
+== References ==
-{{reflist|30em}}
+{{reflist|15em}}
-===Bibliography===
+== Bibliography ==
+{{refbegin|2}}
-*{{cite book|author=Gregory Bailey|editor=Arvind Sharma|title=The Study of Hinduism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=npCKSUUQYEIC|year=2003|publisher=University of South Carolina Press|isbn=978-1-57003-449-7}}
+* {{cite journal |last=Bailey |first=G. M. |title=For a new study of the Vāmana Purāna |journal=Indo-Iranian Journal |publisher=Brill Academic |volume=29 |issue=1 |year=1986 |pages=1–16 |doi=10.1163/000000086790082181}}
-*{{cite book |first=Charles Dillard |last= Collins |title=The Iconography and Ritual of Siva at Elephanta: On Life, Illumination, and Being |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=pQNi6kAGJQ4C&pg=PA36 | year=1988 | publisher=SUNY Press |isbn=978-0-88706-773-0}}
-*{{citation|first = Rosen|last= Dalal|year= 2014|title= Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide| publisher= Penguin|isbn= 978-8184752779| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC }}
+* {{cite book |last1=Bailey |first1=Gregory |editor1-last=Sharma |editor1-first=Arvind |title=The Study of Hinduism |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=npCKSUUQYEIC |year=2003 |publisher=University of South Carolina Press |isbn=978-1-57003-449-7}}
-* {{cite book | last1 = Dimmitt | first1 = Cornelia | first2 = J. A. B.  |last2 = van Buitenen | title = Classical Hindu Mythology: A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=re7CR2jKn3QC| publisher = Temple University Press (1st Edition: 1977) | year = 2012 | isbn =978-1-4399-0464-0 }}
+*{{cite book |first=Charles Dillard |last=Collins |title=The Iconography and Ritual of Siva at Elephanta: On Life, Illumination, and Being |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pQNi6kAGJQ4C&pg=PA36 |year=1988 |publisher=SUNY Press |isbn=978-0-88706-773-0}}
+*{{cite book |first=Rosen |last=Dalal |year=2014 |title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide |publisher=Penguin |isbn= 978-8184752779| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC}}
-*{{citation |author=K P Gietz|display-authors=etal|title=Epic and Puranic Bibliography (Up to 1985) Annoted and with Indexes: Part I: A - R, Part II: S - Z, Indexes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kgpLBpUCufwC&pg=PA870|year= 1992|publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag|isbn=978-3-447-03028-1}}
-*{{cite book|author=Ariel Glucklich|title=The Strides of Vishnu : Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective: Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KtLScrjrWiAC| year=2008| publisher=Oxford University Press| isbn=978-0-19-971825-2 }}
+* {{cite book |last1=Dimmitt |first1=Cornelia |first2=J.A.B. |last2=Van Buitenen |author2-link=J. A. B. van Buitenen |title=Classical Hindu Mythology: A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=re7CR2jKn3QC |publisher=Temple University Press |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-4399-0464-0}}
-*{{cite book| first=Rajendra Chandra| last= Hazra|title=Studies in the Puranic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Jar4V3piCeQC| year=1940| publisher=Motilal Banarsidass (1987 Reprint) |isbn=978-81-208-0422-7}}
+* {{cite book |last1=Gietz |first1=K.P. |display-authors=et al |title=Epic and Puranic Bibliography (Up to 1985) Annotated and with Indexes: Part I: A - R, Part II: S - Z, Indexes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kgpLBpUCufwC |year=1992 |publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag |isbn=978-3-447-03028-1}}
+*{{cite book |last1=Glucklich |first1=Ariel |title=The Strides of Vishnu: Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective: Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KtLScrjrWiAC |year=2008 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-971825-2 }}
-*{{cite book |first= Stella| last= Kramrisch| year= 1976| title= The Hindu Temple, Volume 1 & 2|isbn = 81-208-0223-3| publisher=Motilal Banarsidass}}
+* {{cite book |last1=Hazra |first1=Rajendra Chandra |title=Studies in the Puranic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jar4V3piCeQC |orig-year=1940 |year=1987 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-0422-7}}
-*{{cite book |first=Ludo |last=Rocher| year= 1986| author-link= Ludo Rocher| title= The Puranas| publisher= Otto Harrassowitz Verlag| isbn= 978-3447025225}}
+*{{cite book |first=Stella| last=Kramrisch |year=1976 |title=The Hindu Temple, Volume 1 & 2 |isbn=81-208-0223-3 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass}}
+* {{cite book |last1=Rocher |first1=Ludo |author-link=Ludo Rocher |title=The Purāṇas |date=1986 |publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag |location=Wiesbaden |isbn=3-447-02522-0}}
 *{{cite book |last= Wilson |first=H. H. |author-link= Horace Hayman Wilson|title=The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition (Volume 1: Introduction, Book I) |year=1864 | url=https://archive.org/stream/vishnupurnsyst01wils#page/n3/mode/2up | publisher=Read Country Books (reprinted in 2006) |isbn=1-84664-664-2}}
-*{{cite book |last=Winternitz |first=Maurice |author-link= Moriz Winternitz |title=History of Indian Literature Vol 1 (Original in German, translated into English by VS Sarma, 1981) |year=1922 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass (Reprint 2010) |location=New Delhi |isbn= 978-8120802643 }}
+* {{cite book |last1=Winternitz |first1=M. |translator1-last=Ketkar |translator1-first=S. |title=A History of Indian Literature |volume=1 |date=1927 |publisher=[[University of Calcutta]] |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.97551#page/n603/}}
+{{refend}}
-==External links==
+== External links ==
-* [http://shivyoga.net/vamanpuran/ Read vaman puran in hindi.]
+* [http://shivyoga.net/vamanpuran/ Vamana Purana in Hindi]
-* {{cite journal | last=Bailey | first=G. M. | title=For a new study of the Vāmana Purāna | journal=Indo-Iranian Journal | publisher=Brill Academic | volume=29 | issue=1 | year=1986 | pages=1–16 | doi=10.1163/000000086790082181 }}
 {{Puranas}}

v t e Puranas
Mahapurana	Brahma Brahmanda Brahma Vaivarta Markendeya Bhavishya Vamana Vishnu Bhagavata Naradiya Garuda Padma Varaha Vayu Linga Skanda Agni Matsya Kurma Shiva
Upapurana	Brihaddharma Sanat-kumara Purana Ganesha Kalki Kalika Kapila Mudgala Narasimha Samba Saura Shivarahasya Vishnudharmottara