The origins of the myth of Vamana incarnation of Lord Vishnu lie in several Rchas of the RgVeda where Vishnu has been equated with the Sun traversing the three realms of the Earth, the sky and the intervening celestial space and dispelling the darkness through the course of his celestial journey.
Vishvakarma is regarded as the architect among gods in the Sanatana Vedic pantheon. He exists in the Vedas as a solar deity and later came to be regarded as the Prajapati, the creator, in the Brahmanas. Vishvakarma obtained the status of the ‘divine architect and the divine armourer’ in the Epics and the Puranas. In the much debated Varna system, the descent of various castes indulging in craftsmanship is believed to be the progeny of Vishvakarma.
Puranas are the sacred literature of Sanatana Dharma. These voluminous and encyclopedic works are the common person’s tools to understand the essence of Vedas through song, stories and ritualistic symbols.