Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
छिन्नं छिन्नं धनुर्दैत्यस्त्वन्यदन्यत्समाददे समादत्तं तदा साध्यो मुने चिच्छेद लाघवात्
chinnaṃ chinnaṃ dhanurdaityastvanyadanyatsamādade samādattaṃ tadā sādhyo mune ciccheda lāghavāt
Cada vez que su arco era cercenado, el Daitya tomaba otro y otro. Pero apenas lo empuñaba, oh sabio, Sādhya lo volvía a seccionar al instante, por pura rapidez.
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Mere accumulation of means (taking up weapon after weapon) fails without mastery; disciplined skill and presence of mind (lāghava) overcome brute persistence.
Vamśānucarita / narrative of deeds within dynastic-heroic and deva-asura conflict material (not sarga/pratisarga; no cosmogenesis here).
The repeatedly cut bow can symbolize recurring egoic strategies; the swift severing represents incisive discernment that neutralizes new forms of the same aggression.