Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 43
Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
तस्यादूरे महाशाखं शलवृक्षं शरैश्चितम् ददर्श बाणानपरान् मुखे लग्नान् परस्परम्
tasyādūre mahāśākhaṃ śalavṛkṣaṃ śaraiścitam dadarśa bāṇānaparān mukhe lagnān parasparam
അവനിൽ നിന്ന് അകലെയല്ലാതെ മഹാശാഖകളുള്ള ശലവൃക്ഷം അമ്പുകളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞതായി അവൻ കണ്ടു; കൂടാതെ മറ്റുഅമ്പുകളുടെ അഗ്രങ്ങൾ പരസ്പരം തമ്മിൽ കുടുങ്ങിയതും കണ്ടു।
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FAQs
The verse emphasizes the escalation of conflict and the visibility of consequences: violence leaves unmistakable marks in the world, serving as a cautionary backdrop to the later dharmic resolution typical of Purāṇic narratives.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative movement (episode narration within a dynastic/daitya-deva account), rather than cosmogenesis (sarga/pratisarga).
Arrows embedded ‘mutually’ can symbolize rivalry and entanglement—hostilities that bind opponents together in a cycle—setting the stage for a higher intervention or counsel that redirects raw power toward dharma.