Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 2
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
ताडितस्याथ गदया धर्मपुत्रस्य नारद नेत्राभ्यामपतद् वारि वह्निवर्षनिभं भुवि
tāḍitasyātha gadayā dharmaputrasya nārada netrābhyāmapatad vāri vahnivarṣanibhaṃ bhuvi
हे नारद, गदा से आहत धर्मपुत्र के नेत्रों से जल पृथ्वी पर गिरा, जो अग्निवर्षा के समान प्रतीत होता था।
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FAQs
Even dharma-personified figures endure injury in cosmic conflict; the imagery stresses the gravity of adharma’s assault and the steadfastness required to uphold order.
Vamśānucarita / narrative of divine and daitya lineages in conflict (it is episodic heroic narration rather than sarga/pratisarga cosmology).
Tears likened to a ‘rain of fire’ invert expectations: compassion/suffering becomes a forceful cosmic sign, highlighting the intensity of the battle and the moral heat of the confrontation.