vaamana puraaNa

Said to have been taught by the sage pulastya to naarada. Primarily a vaiSNava work. The ten avataara-s of viSNu, especially the vaamana avataara is highlighted although liberal treatment of s'iva, gaNapati and suurya also find their place. Only the first part is available and the second part, called bRhad-vaamana-puraaNa is not available in print. Topics covered include the birth and exploits of gaNees'a and kaartikeeya, greatness of s'iva, gaMga, vrata-s, the doctrine of karma, legends of brahma, prahlaada, bali, s'ukraacaarya, gajeeMdra-mookSa (liberation of the elephant king), etc.