Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 1
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
इति श्रीवामनपुराणे सप्तमो ऽध्यायः पुलस्त्य उवाच शार्ङ्गपाणिनमायान्तं दृष्ट्वाग्रे दानवेश्वरः परिभ्राम्य गदां वेगात् मूर्ध्नि साध्यमताडयत्
iti śrīvāmanapurāṇe saptamo 'dhyāyaḥ pulastya uvāca śārṅgapāṇinamāyāntaṃ dṛṣṭvāgre dānaveśvaraḥ paribhrāmya gadāṃ vegāt mūrdhni sādhyamatāḍayat
‘अशा प्रकारे श्रीवामनपुराणातील सातवा अध्याय समाप्त.’ पुलस्त्य म्हणाले—समोर येणाऱ्या शार्ङ्गपाणीस पाहून दानवांचा अधिपती वेगाने गदा फिरवून (धर्मपुत्र) साध्याच्या मस्तकावर प्रहार करू लागला।
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FAQs
Even the divine may accept the appearance of being struck within līlā, allowing adharma to reveal itself fully; the narrative underscores that arrogance escalates into overt violence, which then invites righteous resolution.
Carita/Vamśānucarita-type episode within the Purāṇic narrative continuum; additionally, the verse contains a structural marker (adhyāya-colophon), useful for textual segmentation metadata.
The mace-blow motif dramatizes the clash of ‘āsurī’ power (force, domination) against ‘daivī’ sovereignty (dharma-protection). Śārṅgapāṇi’s presence signals that the supreme protector engages directly when cosmic order is threatened.