Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 48
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
प्रह्लाद उवाच/ कस्त्वां जेतुं प्रभो शक्तः कस्त्वत्तः पुरुषो ऽधिकः त्वं हि नारायणो ऽनन्तः पीतवासा जनार्दनः
prahlāda uvāca/ kastvāṃ jetuṃ prabho śaktaḥ kastvattaḥ puruṣo 'dhikaḥ tvaṃ hi nārāyaṇo 'nantaḥ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ
Prahlāda berkata: “Wahai Tuhan, siapakah yang mampu menewaskan-Mu? Siapakah yang lebih tinggi daripada-Mu? Sesungguhnya Engkau ialah Nārāyaṇa, Yang Tanpa Batas; Engkau ialah Janārdana, yang berselimut kain kuning.”
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FAQs
Prahlāda models unwavering devotion: the Lord is not an entity to be defeated but the ultimate refuge and highest reality, recognized through humility and praise.
Narrative theology within Vamśānucarita/Carita material: exemplary conduct and doctrinal affirmation embedded in story, not cosmogenesis or dynastic lists per se.
The epithet ‘pītavāsā’ signals the recognizable icon of Viṣṇu, while ‘Ananta’ asserts infinitude—linking form (saguṇa) with the limitless (nirguṇa/transcendent) aspect.