Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3804

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3804

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VĀMANA II. One of the eight elephants supporting the universe. This elephant was one of the four sons of Irāvatī. Airāvata, Supratīka and Añjana were the other three. (Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, 3 : 7 : 292). This Vāmana was the conveyance of a famous giant in the army of Ghaṭotkaca during the battle of Bhārata. (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 60, Verse 56).

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Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit