[Mythoscopy] P14.02a – Vāmana Purāṇa – Chapter 2 (first part)

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Let us take our journey through the forests of old stories (purānas) a little further. We will do this by taking up the next chapter (adhyāya) of Vāmana Purāṇa. The adhyāyas were originally episodes in a series of oral recitation sessions. The aim was to keep the audience glued for the next session. The narrative … Read more

[Mythoscopy] P14.01 – Vāmana Purāna – Chapter 1

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Today, let us dive into Vāmana Purāna. This is one of the MahāPuranas, but I have noticed it has been referred to less often. This may have many reasons. One of them being that it talks of an exploit of Viṣṇu, which is not found very interesting by those who equate/prefer action over stylized storytelling. … Read more