Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 22

Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells

Devanagari script

प्रह्लादं रक्षितं दृष्ट्वा दण्डाद् दैत्येश्वरेण हि साधुवादं ददुर्हृष्टा दैत्यदानवयूथपाः

Transliteration

prahlādaṃ rakṣitaṃ dṛṣṭvā daṇḍād daityeśvareṇa hi sādhuvādaṃ dadurhṛṣṭā daityadānavayūthapāḥ

Translation

Melihat Prahlāda terlindungi oleh daṇḍa melalui sang penguasa Daitya, para pemimpin Daitya dan Dānava bersukacita dan berseru memuji: “Sādhu! Sādhu!”

Word by Word

• प्रह्लादम्: Prahlāda
• प्रह्लादम्: कर्म (दृष्टेः विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रक्षितम्: protected/saved
• रक्षितम्: कर्म-विशेषण (कर्मणि विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्षित (कृदन्त; √रक्ष् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying प्रह्लादम्

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having seen’

• दण्डात्: from the staff/punishment
• दण्डात्: अपादान (separation/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; ablative of separation

• दैत्येश्वरेण: by the lord of the Daityas
• दैत्येश्वरेण: कर्ता (agent/instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of the Daityas’), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• साधुवादम्: praise/acclamation
• साधुवादम्: कर्म (दाने)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + वाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (‘praise saying “sādhu”’), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ददुः: gave/offered
• ददुः: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• हृष्टाः: delighted
• हृष्टाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्तरि विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट (कृदन्त; √हृष् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; qualifying subject

• दैत्य-दानव-यूथपाः: leaders of the Daityas and Dānavas
• दैत्य-दानव-यूथपाः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दानव (प्रातिपदिक) + यूथप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative) with head ‘leaders’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speakers

• Narrator voice within the Purāṇic frame (commonly Pulastya → Nārada
• but not explicit in the provided excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (implicit via Prahlāda’s traditional identity as a Viṣṇu-bhakta; not explicit in the verse)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Prahlāda’s eminence
• Kingship/leadership among Asuras
• Public acclaim (sādhuvāda)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even among antagonistic lineages, the Purāṇic lens often preserves admiration for protection, loyalty, and effective guardianship—virtues that can be recognized across factions, though ultimately judged by alignment with dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is narrative character-history (vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna) focusing on notable figures (Prahlāda, Daitya leaders) and their social reactions within a conflict episode.

What is the symbolic significance?

Prahlāda’s being ‘protected’ functions as a motif of the safeguarding of devotion and rightful order within turbulent asuric politics; the ‘daṇḍa’ also symbolizes coercive power used in service of one’s side’s stability.