He assumed the guise of the beautiful girl Mohini following the churning of the oceans and tricked the demons out of their share of amrita. His devotees included Prahlada, and he eventually killed Prahlada's father Hiranyakasipu, stepping out of a pillar in the form of a hal
He assumed the guise of the beautiful girl Mohini following the churning of the oceans and tricked the demons out of their share of amrita. His devotees included Prahlada, and he eventually killed Prahlada's father Hiranyakasipu, stepping out of a pillar in the form of a half-man, half-lion. In the Vedas, he measures out the earth and heavens in three steps, a theme repeated in his incarnation as the dwarf Vamana. FTP, name this god whose ten avatars include Khalki and Buddha, known as the preserver.
He assumed the guise of the beautiful girl Mohini following the churning of the oceans and tricked the demons out of their share of amrita.