Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 15
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
तद् युष्माकं हितार्थाय यद् वदामि सुरोत्तमाः तत्कुरुध्वं जयो येन समाश्रित्य भवेद्धि वः
tad yuṣmākaṃ hitārthāya yad vadāmi surottamāḥ tatkurudhvaṃ jayo yena samāśritya bhaveddhi vaḥ
“Therefore, O best of the gods, do what I say for your welfare; relying upon it, victory will indeed be yours.”
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FAQs
Welfare (hita) and victory (jaya) are linked to disciplined adherence to right counsel; success is framed as the fruit of aligning action with a higher, dharmic directive.
Vamśānucarita / narrative history: it is a directive within the ongoing Deva–Asura episode, setting up the next ritual/strategy/action that restores cosmic order.
‘Relying upon which’ (samāśritya) underscores śaraṇāgati as a power-principle: victory is not merely force, but alignment with transcendent order.