Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 27
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
स संज्ञां सुचिरेणैव प्रतिलभ्य दितीश्वरः सुदृढं चापमादाय भूयो योद्धमुपागतः
sa saṃjñāṃ sucireṇaiva pratilabhya ditīśvaraḥ sudṛḍhaṃ cāpamādāya bhūyo yoddhamupāgataḥ
ಬಹುಕಾಲದ ಬಳಿಕ ಸಂಜ್ಞೆ ಮರಳಿ ಪಡೆದ ದಿತಿವಂಶಾಧಿಪತಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದೃಢವಾದ ಧನುಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದು ಮತ್ತೆ ಯುದ್ಧಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಂದಾದನು।
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FAQs
Persistence alone is not virtue if it serves adharma; the verse shows how ego and hostility can reconstitute themselves even after a humbling fall, warning that inner transformation—not mere recovery—is required for true uplift.
Again, this belongs to Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narration: a sequential battle-event within the Purāṇic historical storytelling, not a doctrinal or cosmographic segment.
‘Regaining consciousness’ can symbolize the return of the adversarial mind (ahaṅkāra) after temporary suppression; the ‘strong bow’ represents re-armed intention (saṅkalpa) aimed again toward conflict rather than reconciliation.