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
Chaque fois que son arc était tranché, le Daitya en saisissait un autre, puis un autre. Mais dès qu’il le prenait, ô muni, Sādhya le sectionnait de nouveau, par la seule promptitude.
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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.