Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 26
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
संभिन्निहृदयो ब्रह्मन् देवेनाद्भुतकर्मणा निपपात रथोपस्थे तमपोवाह सारथिः
saṃbhinnihṛdayo brahman devenādbhutakarmaṇā nipapāta rathopasthe tamapovāha sārathiḥ
Wahai Brahmin, hatinya hancur oleh dewa yang berperbuatan menakjubkan, lalu dia rebah di tempat duduk kereta; kusir pun membawa dia pergi.
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FAQs
Even mighty antagonists can be undone when confronted with a higher, divinely grounded power; the charioteer’s removal of the fallen warrior also reflects pragmatic dharma in battle—preserving life and regrouping rather than courting needless destruction.
This is best classified under Vamśānucarita / Carita-type narration (accounts of deeds within dynastic or heroic cycles), rather than cosmological Sarga/Pratisarga; it is a narrative unit embedded in the Purāṇic history-episode style.
The ‘shattered heart’ signifies the collapse of adharma’s confidence when faced with transcendent agency; the chariot-seat becomes a liminal space between life and defeat, while the charioteer symbolizes discerning intelligence (buddhi) that withdraws the self from total ruin.