List of Figures
Acknowledgments
A Note on Translations and Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Vedic Antecedent to the Avataric Nature of Visnu
3. Brahmanic Antecedents to the Avataric Nature of Visnu
4. The Blink of an Unblinking Eye
5. Myths of the Narasimhavatara: Motif Analysis and Discussion
6. Myths of the Vamanavatara: Motif Analysis and Discussion
7. Conclusion
Appendix I. Translations of Narasimha Myths
Brahmanda Purana II.5.3-29
Brahma Purana 213.44-79
Visnudharmottara Purana I.54
Matsya Purana Ch. 161-163
Padma Purana V (Uttara) .42
Skanda Purana VII.2.18.6--130 (see Vanama myths: SK.P. VII. 2.14-19)
Appendix II. Translations of Vamana Myths
Bhavisya Purana
4.76.1-27
Brahman Purana
73
Brahman Purana
213.80-105
Brahmanda Purana
II.73.75-87
Matsya Purana
Ch. 244-246
Narada Purana I.10-11
Padma Purana Srstikhanda 25
Padma Ourana Uttarakhanda
266-267
Skanda Purana
I.1.18-19
Skanda Purana V.1.74
Skanda Purana
VII.2.14-19
Skanda Purana
VII.4.19.10-14
Vayu Purana
98.59-88
Visnudharmottara Purana I.21
Visnudharmottara Purana I.55
Bibliography
Index