Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 22
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
मुद्गरे वितथे जाते प्रासमाविध्य वेगवान् प्रचिक्षेप नराग्र्याय तं च चिच्छेद धर्मजः
mudgare vitathe jāte prāsamāvidhya vegavān pracikṣepa narāgryāya taṃ ca ciccheda dharmajaḥ
Als die Keule wirkungslos blieb, ergriff der Schnelle einen Speer und schleuderte ihn auf den Vornehmsten der Menschen; doch auch diesen zerschlug der Sohn Dharmas.
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FAQs
Repeated aggression and escalation do not guarantee victory; when opposed by dharma (here epitomized by 'dharmajaḥ'), hostile force is repeatedly neutralized.
Vamśānucarita/Carita: action-centered narrative illustrating the fortunes of key figures in legendary history.
The spear, often a symbol of decisive penetration, failing like the mace suggests that adharma’s instruments—whether blunt or sharp—are ineffective against a principled, divinely-aligned order.