Kishore Bishoi

The Three Steps

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The Three Steps
The fifth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the Vamana avatars' purpose was to defeat the demon king Mahabali. The demon king had ruled that the Gods no longer owned the Earth and the heavens, and so Lord Vishnu took the form of Vamana to defeat the king and restore balance to Earth. The Vamana takes three steps to defeat the demon king Mahabali. With the first step, he reclaims back the heavens. With the second step, the Earth and the space between. And with the third he kills king Mahabali.

Lord Jagannath comes out from Sri Mandir for Ratha Yatra as Kala Vamana. It is said that “Rathe tu vamanam drustwa punarjanma na vidyate (रथे तू बामनं दृष्ट्वा पुनर्जन्मं न विद्यते)”.