Roy states that the 'RigVedic passages referring to Visnu's three strides are obviously the nucleus, out of which the legend of the Dwarf was created. But the RigVeda, however, does not describe Visnu as dwarf or Vamana'. W.J. Wilkins agrees, stating that in regards to the Vishnu Strides of the RigVeda, 'in these verses there is probably the germ of the Dwarf Incarnation'.