Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 51
Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
नरस्तं प्रत्युवाचाथ आवाभ्यां शक्तिरूर्जिता न कश्चिच्छक्नुयाद् योद्धुं नरनारायणौ युधि
narastaṃ pratyuvācātha āvābhyāṃ śaktirūrjitā na kaścicchaknuyād yoddhuṃ naranārāyaṇau yudhi
তেতিয়া নৰে তাক উত্তৰ দিলে— “আমাৰ শক্তি মহাবল। যুদ্ধত নৰ-নাৰায়ণৰ সৈতে কোনোবাই যুঁজিব নোৱাৰে।”
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FAQs
True strength is aligned with cosmic order: the avatāric pair embodies dharma’s protective force, implying that arrogance grounded in mere might cannot prevail against divinely rooted power.
Vamśānucarita / narrative exemplum: an episode meant to illustrate the action and authority of divine manifestations within history-like sacred narration.
The dual form (Nara-Nārāyaṇa) signifies the convergence of human-like agency (nara) and transcendent sovereignty (nārāyaṇa), presenting an ideal of invincible dharmic power—both worldly and divine.