[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.1588 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1588 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1588 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1588](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1588) Aditi became pregnant and gave birth to the son Vāmana. He was an incarnation of Mahāviṣṇu. \[The 5th incarnation (avatāra) of Viṣṇu\]. - [Previous: c4.1587](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1587) - [Next: c4.1589](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1589) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1588](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1588) · Pramāṇa