Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 23
Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
तस्मिञ्शासति दैत्येन्द्रे देवब्राह्मणपूजके मखानि भुवि राजानो यजन्ते विधिवत्तदा
tasmiñśāsati daityendre devabrāhmaṇapūjake makhāni bhuvi rājāno yajante vidhivattadā
حين كان ذلك السيد من الديتيا يحكم—وهو مُكرِّمٌ للآلهة وللبراهمة—كان ملوك الأرض يؤدّون آنذاك «المَخا» (القرابين/الذبائح الطقسية) على وفق الشعائر المقرّرة.
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FAQs
Good governance is measured by protection of sacred institutions: honoring brāhmaṇas and devas enables public religiosity—yajña becomes socially viable when the ruler supports dharma.
Vamśānucarita with dharma-valuation: dynastic narration is used to illustrate the qualities of a reign and its cosmic-social effects.
Prahlāda as ‘devabrāhmaṇapūjaka’ inverts the stereotype of Daityas as anti-yajña, emphasizing that devotion and ritual order are not confined to birth but to conduct (ācāra).