Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 11
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
बबन्धतुस्तदाकाशं तावुभौ शरवृष्टिभिः दिशश्च विदिशश्चैव छादयेतां शरोत्करैः
babandhatustadākāśaṃ tāvubhau śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ diśaśca vidiśaścaiva chādayetāṃ śarotkaraiḥ
Luego, con lluvias de flechas, aquellos dos parecían atar el propio cielo; y con montones de saetas cubrieron las direcciones y también los puntos intermedios.
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FAQs
Even in a divinely framed conflict, the text emphasizes intensity and inevitability (the sky and directions ‘covered’), underscoring that dharma-contests can be cosmic in scope; valor and steadfastness are portrayed without trivializing the moral order behind the struggle.
Primarily Vamśānucarita / Carita (narrative of exemplary figures and their deeds), specifically an episode within the daitya–deva antagonism rather than cosmogenesis (sarga) or dissolution (pralaya).
‘Binding the sky’ and covering the directions suggests that adharma–dharma confrontations affect the whole cosmic order (dik-cakra). The imagery elevates a duel into a universal event, typical of Purāṇic epic style.