Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 22
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
मुद्गरे वितथे जाते प्रासमाविध्य वेगवान् प्रचिक्षेप नराग्र्याय तं च चिच्छेद धर्मजः
mudgare vitathe jāte prāsamāvidhya vegavān pracikṣepa narāgryāya taṃ ca ciccheda dharmajaḥ
ഗദ ഫലമില്ലാതായപ്പോൾ വേഗവാൻ പ്രാസം എടുത്ത് നരശ്രേഷ്ഠനിലേക്കു എറിഞ്ഞു; അതും ധർമ്മപുത്രൻ ഛേദിച്ചു വീഴ്ത്തി।
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FAQs
Repeated aggression and escalation do not guarantee victory; when opposed by dharma (here epitomized by 'dharmajaḥ'), hostile force is repeatedly neutralized.
Vamśānucarita/Carita: action-centered narrative illustrating the fortunes of key figures in legendary history.
The spear, often a symbol of decisive penetration, failing like the mace suggests that adharma’s instruments—whether blunt or sharp—are ineffective against a principled, divinely-aligned order.