Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 58
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
प्रह्लाद उवाच नारायण वरं याचे यं त्वं मे दातुमर्हसि तन्मे पापं लयं यातु शारीरं मानसं तथा
prahlāda uvāca nārāyaṇa varaṃ yāce yaṃ tvaṃ me dātumarhasi tanme pāpaṃ layaṃ yātu śārīraṃ mānasaṃ tathā
Prahlāda sprach: „O Nārāyaṇa, ich erbitte die Gabe, die Du würdig bist mir zu gewähren: Möge meine Sünde sich auflösen—die körperliche wie auch die geistige.“
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FAQs
Prahlāda models a sāttvika boon: not wealth or power, but purification of both body and mind—implying that true welfare is inner transformation aligned with dharma.
Vamśānucarita / carita: an exemplary devotee’s request becomes a teaching unit on the goal of devotion—removal of pāpa and refinement of the inner instrument (manas).
The pairing of śārīra (outer) and mānasa (inner) signals holistic purification: liberation-oriented religion is not merely ritual correctness but cleansing of intention, thought, and embodiment.