Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 4
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
ततो निवृत्य दैत्येन्द्रः समास्थाय रथं द्रुतम् आदाय कार्मुकं वीरस्तूणद् बाणं समाददे
tato nivṛtya daityendraḥ samāsthāya rathaṃ drutam ādāya kārmukaṃ vīrastūṇad bāṇaṃ samādade
Then the lord of the Daityas turned back, swiftly mounted his chariot, took up his bow, and the hero seized arrows from his quiver.
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FAQs
When one approach fails, the ego escalates rather than reflects; the verse depicts the daitya’s persistence in violence, a common Purāṇic pattern warning against obstinacy in adharma.
Vamśānucarita / episodic narrative: battle choreography within the larger account of divine–asuric contention.
Switching from mace to bow marks escalation from brute impact to calculated, far-reaching aggression—symbolically, adharma becomes more strategic when direct force is thwarted.