Shloka 34
प्रह्लादचरितम् (हिरण्यकशिपोः स्वर्गापहरणं, प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुभक्तिः, उपदेशः)
ततस् तैः शतशो दैत्यैः शस्त्रौघैर् आहतो ऽपि सन् नावाप वेदनाम् अल्पाम् अभूच् चैव पुनर् नवः
tatas taiḥ śataśo daityaiḥ śastraughair āhato 'pi san nāvāpa vedanām alpām abhūc caiva punar navaḥ
Then, though struck by torrents of weapons hurled by hundreds of Daityas, he did not feel even the slightest pain; indeed, he became once more as fresh and unwearied as if newly born—his vigor returning unbroken in the midst of assault.
Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: compassionate
Concept: When one is upheld by divine power, external violence cannot disturb the inner person; the protected one remains unwearied and renewed even under attack.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Develop inner anchoring through regular japa, prayer, and ethical steadiness so adversity does not erode clarity or compassion.
Vishishtadvaita: Protection is not mere illusion: the embodied person remains real yet is sustained by the Lord’s śeṣitva (sovereignty) and grace—dependence (śeṣatva) as lived theology.
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
It signals dharmic invincibility: the narrative portrays a hero sustained by a higher cosmic order, where physical assault cannot shake one protected by destiny and righteousness.
Through vivid royal-history narration: even while describing warfare, Parāśara emphasizes an inner, divinely-backed resilience—pain does not arise, and vitality returns as if new.
Even when not named in the verse, the Purana’s framework implies Vishnu’s supreme governance: protection, endurance, and renewal ultimately rest on the Supreme Reality who upholds dharma.