Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 29
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
एवमुक्तो दितीशस्तु साध्येनाद्भुतकर्मणा जगाम नैमिषारण्यं क्रियां चक्रे तदाऽह्निकीम्
evamukto ditīśastu sādhyenādbhutakarmaṇā jagāma naimiṣāraṇyaṃ kriyāṃ cakre tadā'hnikīm
അത്ഭുതകർമ്മനായ സാധ്യൻ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ദിതീശൻ നൈമിഷാരണ്യത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി, അവിടെ അപ്പോൾ പ്രഭാത ആഹ്നികക്രിയ നിർവഹിച്ചു।
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Even in a conflict-laden narrative, the text foregrounds regular dharmic observance (āhnika). The ethical emphasis is that discipline in prescribed duties is not optional and is portrayed as a stabilizing norm amid upheaval.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of figures in divine–asuric lineages) with a touch of Tīrtha/Deśa-māhātmya via the explicit mention of Naimiṣāraṇya.
Naimiṣāraṇya functions as a paradigmatic sacred space where austerity and right action are intensified; the move to a tīrtha/araṇya signals a turn toward ritual power and legitimacy.