Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 25
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
ततो नारायणो देवो दैत्यनाथं जगद्गुरुः नाराचेन जघानाथ हृदये सुरतापसः
tato nārāyaṇo devo daityanāthaṃ jagadguruḥ nārācena jaghānātha hṛdaye suratāpasaḥ
तब जगद्गुरु देव नारायण—देवताओं के तपस्वी तेज—ने दैत्यों के नाथ को नाराच बाण से हृदय में मारा।
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FAQs
Dharma is ultimately safeguarded by the supreme intelligence (jagadguru) rather than by brute contest alone; the decisive strike indicates the inevitability of accountability for leadership that embodies adharma.
This is Vaṃśānucarita/Carita material (deva-asura leadership and conflict). It does not present creation cycles (sarga/pratisarga) but exemplifies Purāṇic didactic history.
The heart-strike signifies the correction at the root of intention (hṛdaya = will/ego-center). The nārāca, a heavy decisive arrow, symbolizes concentrated, unerring divine resolve ending proliferating violence.