Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 49
Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
अथोवाच नरो दैत्यं का ते चिन्ता दितीश्वर सामर्थ्ये सति यः कुर्यात् तत्संपद्येत तस्य हि
athovāca naro daityaṃ kā te cintā ditīśvara sāmarthye sati yaḥ kuryāt tatsaṃpadyeta tasya hi
そのときナラはダイティヤに言った。「おお、ディティの裔の主よ、何を憂うのか。能力が備わるときに行ずる者には、意図した果は必ず成就するのだ。」
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FAQs
Anxiety is countered by dharmic resolve: when one has the requisite strength/means (sāmarthya), one should act; rightful effort tends toward fruition. It affirms agency and disciplined courage rather than hesitation.
Vamśānucarita / Carita-like narrative material: it functions as episodic dialogue within legendary history, not cosmogenesis (sarga) or dissolution (pralaya).
Nara’s reassurance frames divine confidence: the avatāric presence implies that capability is not merely human but sanctioned by cosmic order, foreshadowing the revelation of overwhelming power in the next verses.