Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 35
Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं च्यवनस्य दितीश्वरः प्रोवाच धर्मसंयुक्तं स वाक्यं वाक्यकोविदः
etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ cyavanasya ditīśvaraḥ provāca dharmasaṃyuktaṃ sa vākyaṃ vākyakovidaḥ
Al oír estas palabras de Cyavana, el señor de los Daityas, diestro en el arte del habla, pronunció una declaración unida al dharma (rectitud).
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FAQs
Even a Daitya ruler is portrayed as capable of dharma-aligned speech; Purāṇas often use this to show that dharma is not restricted by birth-group but by conduct and receptivity to sage counsel.
It belongs to narrative history (carita) embedded in the Purāṇa—supporting moral instruction through exemplary dialogue rather than sarga/pratisarga material.
“Skilled in speech” paired with “joined to dharma” implies that rhetoric is meant to serve truth and right order; it anticipates the shift from power-politics to sacred inquiry (tīrtha-knowledge).