Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 51
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
त्वमच्युको हृषीकेशश्चक्रपाणिर्धराधरः महामीनो हयशिरास्त्वमेव वरकच्छपः
tvamacyuko hṛṣīkeśaścakrapāṇirdharādharaḥ mahāmīno hayaśirāstvameva varakacchapaḥ
आप अच्युत हैं, हृषीकेश हैं, चक्रधारी हैं और धराधर हैं। आप ही महामीन हैं, आप ही हयशीर्ष हैं, और आप ही श्रेष्ठ कच्छप हैं।
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FAQs
The Divine is presented as the continuous protector who adapts to circumstances—names (guṇa/karma-based epithets) and avatāras (historico-mythic interventions) both express steadfast preservation of dharma.
This is best categorized as Vamśānucarita/Ākhyāna-adjacent stuti with avatāra recollection (a common Purāṇic technique to summarize divine interventions across cycles), rather than creation/destruction accounts proper.
Matsya and Kūrma evoke rescue and cosmic support; Hayagrīva evokes the safeguarding/restoration of sacred knowledge. Together they symbolize protection of life, world-order, and Veda.