Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 51
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
त्वमच्युको हृषीकेशश्चक्रपाणिर्धराधरः महामीनो हयशिरास्त्वमेव वरकच्छपः
tvamacyuko hṛṣīkeśaścakrapāṇirdharādharaḥ mahāmīno hayaśirāstvameva varakacchapaḥ
तुम्ही अच्युत, हृषीकेश, चक्रपाणी आणि धराधर आहात। तुम्हीच महामीन, तुम्हीच हयशीर्ष, आणि तुम्हीच श्रेष्ठ कच्छप आहात।
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FAQs
The Divine is presented as the continuous protector who adapts to circumstances—names (guṇa/karma-based epithets) and avatāras (historico-mythic interventions) both express steadfast preservation of dharma.
This is best categorized as Vamśānucarita/Ākhyāna-adjacent stuti with avatāra recollection (a common Purāṇic technique to summarize divine interventions across cycles), rather than creation/destruction accounts proper.
Matsya and Kūrma evoke rescue and cosmic support; Hayagrīva evokes the safeguarding/restoration of sacred knowledge. Together they symbolize protection of life, world-order, and Veda.