D.A. Sofier states that although it is easy to establish the dwarf form of Vishnu originates in the Brahmanas, 'the reason for or meaning of the dwarf character is certainly more difficult to ascertain. The only explanation that the texts themselves offer, found in [the Jaiminīya Brāhmaṇa] 3.354, is problematical [that demons stole the strength of the gods and were consoled by Vishnu]... Battacharji concludes from this that Visnu's shortness is thus due to spiritual greatness, itself more problematic than the text'.