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	Trivikrama, literally meaning thrice conquered or Three Steps, is an Indian name. It is a super-constellation in [[Ursa Major\|Ursa Majo]]<nowiki/>r that consists of three constellations of two stars each, [[Yugma]] and [[Yugmaka]] (the "double stars" in the ancient sense of the term, meaning two stars very close together but clearly separate for the naked eye). This Indian constellation equals the Chinese constellation [[Santai]] (three steps), but the direction of transfer is yet unknown.		Trivikrama, literally meaning thrice conquered or Three Steps, is an Indian name. It is a super-constellation in [[Ursa Major\|Ursa Majo]]<nowiki/>r that consists of three constellations of two stars each, [[Yugma]] and [[Yugmaka]] (the "double stars" in the ancient sense of the term, meaning two stars very close together but clearly separate for the naked eye). This Indian constellation equals the Chinese constellation [[Santai]] (three steps), but the direction of transfer is yet unknown.

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	== Mythology ==		== Mythology / Religion ==
	In this context of footprints the 5th avatāra (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu named Vāmana is relevant. The story tells about the incarnation as a small boy being granted three steps of land by the demon king. As soon as the grant was declared, the boy grew to a gigantic size, one step encompassing the earth, the second the sky. The demon king offers his head to be used for the third step; V''ā''mana puts the foot on his head and pushes him to the underworld.		In this context of footprints the 5th avatāra (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu named Vāmana is relevant. The story tells about the incarnation as a small boy being granted three steps of land by the demon king. As soon as the grant was declared, the boy grew to a gigantic size, one step encompassing the earth, the second the sky. The demon king offers his head to be used for the third step; V''ā''mana puts the foot on his head and pushes him to the underworld.

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	The name is one of the forms of God Vishnu, who is depicted as having four arms, holding lotus flower, conch, wheel and mace. There are 24 forms based on the permutation of these four into the four arms. The text Manasollāsa<ref>.https://www.ms.uky.edu/~sohum/sanskrit/yogavasishtha/Manasollasa.pdf</ref> (a 12th century manual by Someshwara used by sculptors for preparing statues) lists all the 24. Trivikrama is the 7th in the list with lotus in lower left arm, mace in the lower upper arm and wheel in the upper right arm.		The name is one of the forms of God Vishnu, who is depicted as having four arms, holding lotus flower, conch, wheel and mace. There are 24 forms based on the permutation of these four into the four arms. The text Manasollāsa<ref>.https://www.ms.uky.edu/~sohum/sanskrit/yogavasishtha/Manasollasa.pdf</ref> (a 12th century manual by Someshwara used by sculptors for preparing statues) lists all the 24. Trivikrama is the 7th in the list with lotus in lower left arm, mace in the lower upper arm and wheel in the upper right arm.



	The catalogue prepared in the context of the use for astrolabes lists the three pairs and the verse concludes as<blockquote>इतीह युग्मत्रयमेवलोक्य त्रिविक्रमस्य प्रवदन्ति पादान्<ref>B S Shylaja and Venketeshwara R Pai, 2019, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, vol 22, Issue 2, p294-300		The catalogue prepared in the context of the use for astrolabes lists the three pairs and the verse concludes as<blockquote>इतीह युग्मत्रयमेवलोक्य त्रिविक्रमस्य प्रवदन्ति पादान्<ref>B S Shylaja and Venketeshwara R Pai, 2019, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, vol 22, Issue 2, p294-300

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	This epithet refers to the three steps or strides of God Vishnu in the Rigveda. His three steps symbolise either three worlds or three planes: "In three places he planted his step, (one step on the earth, a second in the atmosphere, and a third in the sky) as Agni, Vayu, and Surya each after the other"<ref>[https://archive.org/details/originalsanskri02muirgoog Muir, John (1873)]. Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India (Vol. 4) (in Sanskrit). Harvard University. Trübner. pp. 64, 67, 87, 122</ref>, or the rising, culmination and setting of the Sun. The name is one of the forms of God Vishnu, who is depicted as having four arms, holding lotus flower, conch, wheel and mace. There are 24 forms based on the permutation of these four ~~in to~~ the four arms. The text ~~Manasoll''ā''sa~~<ref>.https://www.ms.uky.edu/~sohum/sanskrit/yogavasishtha/Manasollasa.pdf</ref> (a 12th century manual by Someshwara used by sculptors for preparing statues) lists all the 24. Trivikrama is the 7th in the list with lotus in lower left arm, mace in the lower upper arm and wheel in the upper right arm.		This epithet refers to the three steps or strides of God Vishnu in the Rigveda. His three steps symbolise either three worlds or three planes: "In three places he planted his step, (one step on the earth, a second in the atmosphere, and a third in the sky) as Agni, Vayu, and Surya each after the other"<ref>[https://archive.org/details/originalsanskri02muirgoog Muir, John (1873)]. Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India (Vol. 4) (in Sanskrit). Harvard University. Trübner. pp. 64, 67, 87, 122</ref>, or the rising, culmination and setting of the Sun.

			The name is one of the forms of God Vishnu, who is depicted as having four arms, holding lotus flower, conch, wheel and mace. There are 24 forms based on the permutation of these four into the four arms. The text Manasollāsa<ref>.https://www.ms.uky.edu/~sohum/sanskrit/yogavasishtha/Manasollasa.pdf</ref> (a 12th century manual by Someshwara used by sculptors for preparing statues) lists all the 24. Trivikrama is the 7th in the list with lotus in lower left arm, mace in the lower upper arm and wheel in the upper right arm.


	In this context of footprints the 5th avat''ā''ra (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu named V''ā''mana is relevant. The story tells about the incarnation as a small boy being granted three steps of land by the demon king. As soon as the grant was declared the boy grows to a gigantic size, one step encompassing the earth, the second the sky. The demon king offers his head to be used for the third step; V''ā''mana puts the foot on his head and pushes him to the underworld.

	The catalogue prepared in the context of the use for astrolabes lists the three pairs and the verse concludes as<blockquote>इतीह युग्मत्रयमेवलोक्य त्रिविक्रमस्य प्रवदन्ति पादान्<ref>B S Shylaja and Venketeshwara R Pai, 2019, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, vol 22, Issue 2, p294-300		The catalogue prepared in the context of the use for astrolabes lists the three pairs and the verse concludes as<blockquote>इतीह युग्मत्रयमेवलोक्य त्रिविक्रमस्य प्रवदन्ति पादान्<ref>B S Shylaja and Venketeshwara R Pai, 2019, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, vol 22, Issue 2, p294-300
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	== Mythology ==		== Mythology ==
	~~mnemonic tales~~ and ~~cultural significance~~		In this context of footprints the 5th avatāra (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu named Vāmana is relevant. The story tells about the incarnation as a small boy being granted three steps of land by the demon king. As soon as the grant was declared, the boy grew to a gigantic size, one step encompassing the earth, the second the sky. The demon king offers his head to be used for the third step; V''ā''mana puts the foot on his head and pushes him to the underworld.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

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	In this context of footprints the 5th avat''ā''ra (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu named V''ā''mana is relevant. The story tells about the incarnation as a small boy being granted three steps of land by the demon king. As soon as the grant was declared the boy grows to a gigantic size, one step encompassing the earth, the second the sky. The demon king offers his head to be used for the third step; V''ā''mana puts the foot on his head and pushes him to the underworld.		In this context of footprints the 5th avat''ā''ra (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu named V''ā''mana is relevant. The story tells about the incarnation as a small boy being granted three steps of land by the demon king. As soon as the grant was declared the boy grows to a gigantic size, one step encompassing the earth, the second the sky. The demon king offers his head to be used for the third step; V''ā''mana puts the foot on his head and pushes him to the underworld.

	The catalogue prepared in the context of the use for astrolabes lists the three pairs and the verse concludes as		The catalogue prepared in the context of the use for astrolabes lists the three pairs and the verse concludes as<blockquote>इतीह युग्मत्रयमेवलोक्य त्रिविक्रमस्य प्रवदन्ति पादान्<ref>B S Shylaja and Venketeshwara R Pai, 2019, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, vol 22, Issue 2, p294-300

	इतीह युग्मत्रयमेवलोक्य त्रिविक्रमस्य प्रवदन्ति पादान्<ref>B S Shylaja and Venketeshwara R Pai, 2019, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, vol 22, Issue 2, p294-300

	~~https://www.sciengine.com/JAHH/doi/10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2019.02.08 </ref>~~

	~~''itiha yugmatrayamavalokya trivikramasya pravadanti pādān''~~

	~~"Here, it is being told that the three (''traya'') such twin pairs (''yugmaka'') as the legs (''pādān'') of the ''trivikrama,'' are imagined''."''~~

			https://www.sciengine.com/JAHH/doi/10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2019.02.08 </ref></blockquote><blockquote>''itiha yugmatrayamavalokya trivikramasya pravadanti pādān''</blockquote><blockquote>"Here, it is being told that the three (''traya'') such twin pairs (''yugmaka'') as the legs (''pādān'') of the ''trivikrama,'' are imagined''."''</blockquote>
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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	This epithet refers to the three steps or strides of God Vishnu in the Rigveda. His three steps symbolise either three worlds or three planes: "In three places he planted his step, (one step on the earth, a second in the atmosphere, and a third in the sky) as Agni, Vayu, and Surya each after the other"<ref>[https://archive.org/details/originalsanskri02muirgoog Muir, John (1873)]. Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India (Vol. 4) (in Sanskrit). Harvard University. Trübner. pp. 64, 67, 87, 122</ref>, or the rising, culmination and setting of the Sun. The name is one of the forms of God Vishnu, who is depicted as having four arms, holding lotus flower, conch, wheel and mace. There are 24 forms based on the permutation of these four in to the four arms. The text Manasoll''ā''sa (a 12th century manual by Someshwara used by sculptors for preparing statues) lists all the 24. Trivikrama is the 7th in the list with lotus in lower left arm, mace in the lower upper arm and wheel in the upper right arm.		This epithet refers to the three steps or strides of God Vishnu in the Rigveda. His three steps symbolise either three worlds or three planes: "In three places he planted his step, (one step on the earth, a second in the atmosphere, and a third in the sky) as Agni, Vayu, and Surya each after the other"<ref>[https://archive.org/details/originalsanskri02muirgoog Muir, John (1873)]. Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India (Vol. 4) (in Sanskrit). Harvard University. Trübner. pp. 64, 67, 87, 122</ref>, or the rising, culmination and setting of the Sun. The name is one of the forms of God Vishnu, who is depicted as having four arms, holding lotus flower, conch, wheel and mace. There are 24 forms based on the permutation of these four in to the four arms. The text Manasoll''ā''sa<ref>.https://www.ms.uky.edu/~sohum/sanskrit/yogavasishtha/Manasollasa.pdf</ref> (a 12th century manual by Someshwara used by sculptors for preparing statues) lists all the 24. Trivikrama is the 7th in the list with lotus in lower left arm, mace in the lower upper arm and wheel in the upper right arm.

	In this context of footprints the 5th avat''ā''ra (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu named V''ā''mana is relevant. The story tells about the incarnation as a small boy being granted three steps of land by the demon king. As soon as the grant was declared the boy grows to a gigantic size, one step encompassing the earth, the second the sky. The demon king offers his head to be used for the third step; V''ā''mana puts the foot on his head and pushes him to the underworld.		In this context of footprints the 5th avat''ā''ra (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu named V''ā''mana is relevant. The story tells about the incarnation as a small boy being granted three steps of land by the demon king. As soon as the grant was declared the boy grows to a gigantic size, one step encompassing the earth, the second the sky. The demon king offers his head to be used for the third step; V''ā''mana puts the foot on his head and pushes him to the underworld.
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	The catalogue prepared in the context of the use for astrolabes lists the three pairs and the verse concludes as		The catalogue prepared in the context of the use for astrolabes lists the three pairs and the verse concludes as

	इतीह युग्मत्रयमेवलोक्य त्रिविक्रमस्य प्रवदन्ति पादान्		इतीह युग्मत्रयमेवलोक्य त्रिविक्रमस्य प्रवदन्ति पादान्<ref>B S Shylaja and Venketeshwara R Pai, 2019, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, vol 22, Issue 2, p294-300

	itiha yugmatrayamavalokya trivikramasya pravadanti ~~padan~~		https://www.sciengine.com/JAHH/doi/10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2019.02.08 </ref>

			''itiha yugmatrayamavalokya trivikramasya pravadanti pādān''

	"Here, it is being told that the three (''traya'') such twin pairs (''yugmaka'') as the legs (''pādān'') of the ''trivikrama,'' are imagined''."''		"Here, it is being told that the three (''traya'') such twin pairs (''yugmaka'') as the legs (''pādān'') of the ''trivikrama,'' are imagined''."''
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	[[Category:Indian]] [[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Super-Constellation]][[Category:Constellation]][[Category:Eurasia]][[Category:South Asian]]		[[Category:Indian]] [[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Super-Constellation]][[Category:Constellation]][[Category:Eurasia]][[Category:South Asian]]
	<references group="Shylaja B S and Venketeshwara R Pai, 2019, JAHH, 22, 294" />~~2.https://www.ms.uky.edu/~sohum/sanskrit/yogavasishtha/Manasollasa.pdf~~		<references group="Shylaja B S and Venketeshwara R Pai, 2019, JAHH, 22, 294" />

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	This epithet refers to the three steps or strides of God Vishnu in the Rigveda. His three steps symbolise either three worlds or three planes: "In three places he planted his step, (one step on the earth, a second in the atmosphere, and a third in the sky) as Agni, Vayu, and Surya each after the other"<ref>[https://archive.org/details/originalsanskri02muirgoog Muir, John (1873)]. Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India (Vol. 4) (in Sanskrit). Harvard University. Trübner. pp. 64, 67, 87, 122</ref>, or the rising, culmination and setting of the Sun. The name is one of the forms of God Vishnu, who is depicted as having four arms, holding lotus flower, conch, wheel and mace. There are 24 forms based on the permutation of these four in to the four arms. The text ~~Manasollasa~~ (a 12th century manual by Someshwara used by sculptors for preparing statues) lists all the 24. Trivikrama is the 7th in the list with lotus in lower left arm, mace in the lower upper arm and wheel in the upper right arm.		This epithet refers to the three steps or strides of God Vishnu in the Rigveda. His three steps symbolise either three worlds or three planes: "In three places he planted his step, (one step on the earth, a second in the atmosphere, and a third in the sky) as Agni, Vayu, and Surya each after the other"<ref>[https://archive.org/details/originalsanskri02muirgoog Muir, John (1873)]. Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India (Vol. 4) (in Sanskrit). Harvard University. Trübner. pp. 64, 67, 87, 122</ref>, or the rising, culmination and setting of the Sun. The name is one of the forms of God Vishnu, who is depicted as having four arms, holding lotus flower, conch, wheel and mace. There are 24 forms based on the permutation of these four in to the four arms. The text Manasoll''ā''sa (a 12th century manual by Someshwara used by sculptors for preparing statues) lists all the 24. Trivikrama is the 7th in the list with lotus in lower left arm, mace in the lower upper arm and wheel in the upper right arm.

	In this context of footprints the 5th ~~avatara~~ (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu named ~~Vamana~~ is relevant. The story tells about the incarnation as a small boy being granted three steps of land by the demon king. ~~The~~ boy grows to a gigantic size one step encompassing the earth, the second the sky. The demon king offers his head to be used for the third step; ~~Vamana~~ puts the foot on his head and pushes him to the underworld.		In this context of footprints the 5th avat''ā''ra (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu named V''ā''mana is relevant. The story tells about the incarnation as a small boy being granted three steps of land by the demon king. As soon as the grant was declared the boy grows to a gigantic size, one step encompassing the earth, the second the sky. The demon king offers his head to be used for the third step; V''ā''mana puts the foot on his head and pushes him to the underworld.

	The catalogue prepared in the context of the use for astrolabes lists the three pairs and the verse concludes as		The catalogue prepared in the context of the use for astrolabes lists the three pairs and the verse concludes as