Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 30
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
एवं युध्यति देवे च प्रह्लादो ह्यसुरो मुने रात्रौ चिन्तयते युद्धे कथं जेष्यामि दाम्भिकम्
evaṃ yudhyati deve ca prahlādo hyasuro mune rātrau cintayate yuddhe kathaṃ jeṣyāmi dāmbhikam
وهكذا، إذ كان يقاتل الإله، أيها الحكيم، أخذ الأسورا برهلادا يتفكّر ليلًا في المعركة قائلاً: «كيف سأغلب ذلك المتكبّر؟»
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FAQs
The verse highlights ‘dambha’ (arrogant self-display) as a decisive moral fault that becomes the target of conquest; it also shows deliberation (cintā) as integral to action—impulse is subordinated to reflection.
Vamśānucarita/Carita: it continues the account of Asura–Deva hostilities through the deeds and intentions of a named figure (Prahlāda).
Night-time contemplation symbolizes the inward turn before decisive outward action; ‘defeating the dāmbhika’ can be read both as defeating a proud opponent and as the inner struggle against pride itself.