Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 64
Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
गदापाणिं समायान्तं दैत्यं नारायणस्तदा दृष्ट्वाथ पृष्ठतश्चक्रे नरं योद्धूमनाः स्वयम्
gadāpāṇiṃ samāyāntaṃ daityaṃ nārāyaṇastadā dṛṣṭvātha pṛṣṭhataścakre naraṃ yoddhūmanāḥ svayam
Da sah Nārāyaṇa den Daitya mit der Keule in der Hand herankommen, stellte Nara hinter sich und bereitete sich selbst, kampfentschlossen, darauf vor, den Angriff abzuwehren.
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FAQs
Dharma is defended not only by power but by discernment and right positioning—Nārāyaṇa’s deliberate arrangement signals controlled, purposeful action rather than impulsive violence.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative material (accounts of divine and daitya actors), embedded within the Purāṇic story-flow rather than cosmogenesis (sarga) or dissolution (pralaya).
The Nara–Nārāyaṇa pairing symbolizes the inseparability of human spiritual striving (Nara) and divine grace/protection (Nārāyaṇa) in confronting adharma.