Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 32
Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
भृगुपुत्रे महातेजाः पूजां चक्रे यथार्हतः संपूजितोपविष्टश्च पृष्टश्चागमनं प्रति
bhṛguputre mahātejāḥ pūjāṃ cakre yathārhataḥ saṃpūjitopaviṣṭaśca pṛṣṭaścāgamanaṃ prati
To the son of Bhṛgu, the great and radiant one offered worship as was fitting. And after he had been honored and seated, he was asked about the purpose of his coming.
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FAQs
The verse codifies an ethic: spiritual authority (a Bhṛgu-lineage ṛṣi) is to be honored irrespective of political alignment. Proper reception—worship, seating, then inquiry—models disciplined speech and action.
Vamśānucarita / Carita: it advances the episode through a formal court encounter, a common purāṇic device to introduce tirtha-instructions or avatāra-linked developments.
‘Bhṛguputra’ evokes the Bhṛgu tradition associated with ritual expertise and dharma; the Daitya court’s conformity to pūjā-vidhi suggests that cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) is acknowledged even in adversarial realms.