Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 45

Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)

Devanagari script

इत्येवमुक्तो जग्राह राज्यं हैरण्यलोचनिः प्रह्लादो ऽपि तदागच्छत् पुण्यं बदरिकाश्रमम्

Transliteration

ityevamukto jagrāha rājyaṃ hairaṇyalocaniḥ prahlādo 'pi tadāgacchat puṇyaṃ badarikāśramam

Translation

このように告げられて、ヒラニヤローチャナは王国を受け入れた。さらにプラフラーダも、功徳に満ちた聖なるバダリカーシュラマへと赴いた。

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), quotation/closure particle

• evam: in this manner
• evam: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• uktaḥ: (having been) addressed
• uktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); passive sense ‘having been spoken to’

• jagrāha: took/accepted
• jagrāha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ? actually Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• rājyam: kingdom
• rājyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• hairaṇyalocaniḥ: Hiraṇyalocana (the golden-eyed one)
• hairaṇyalocaniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hairaṇya-locanin (हैरण्य + लोचनिन्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘having golden eyes’/‘golden-eyed’ as epithet

• prahlādaḥ: Prahlāda
• prahlādaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prahlāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात) of inclusion/emphasis

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, temporal adverb (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• agacchat: went/arrived
• agacchat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• puṇyam: holy/meritorious
• puṇyam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying āśramam

• badarikāśramam: Badrikā hermitage
• badarikāśramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: badarikā-āśrama (बदरिका + आश्रम) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष sense: ‘the hermitage at Badarikā’

Speakers

• Narratorial voice (within the larger Purana dialogue frame
• typically Pulastya ↔ Nārada)

Primary Deities

• Nara-Nārāyaṇa (implied by Badarikāśrama setting)

Key Themes

• Pilgrimage and sacred geography
• Prahlada’s devotional orientation
• Transition from political narrative to tirtha/devotional encounter

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The juxtaposition of accepting a kingdom and moving toward a holy āśrama highlights a Purāṇic hierarchy: political power is secondary to dharma pursued through pilgrimage, tapas, and devotion.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita with tīrtha-prasaṅga: dynastic narrative (who rules) transitions into a sacred-site episode (a common Purāṇic technique for embedding tīrtha-māhātmya within history/legend).

What is the symbolic significance?

Badarikāśrama functions as a ‘spiritual axis’—a place where worldly identities (Daitya king, ruler, etc.) are relativized before the presence of divine austerity (Nara–Nārāyaṇa).