Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 40
Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
पुलस्त्य उवाच इत्युक्ता दानवेन्द्रेण सर्वे ते दैत्यदानवाः चक्रुरुद्योगमतुलं निर्जग्मुश्च रसातलात्
pulastya uvāca ityuktā dānavendreṇa sarve te daityadānavāḥ cakrurudyogamatulaṃ nirjagmuśca rasātalāt
Pulastya berkata: Setelah ditegur demikian oleh tuan para Dānava, semua Daitya dan Dānava itu melakukan persiapan yang tiada bandingan lalu berangkat dari Rasātala.
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Collective resolve and power, when driven by asuric ambition, becomes a force that moves from hidden realms into the human-sacred sphere—setting up the Purāṇic contrast between might (bala) and dharma.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Itihāsa-layer narration (accounts of lineages and deeds of beings like Daityas/Dānavas), with a secondary touch of Sarga-style cosmography via mention of Rasātala.
Rasātala symbolizes the ‘subterranean’ or concealed impulses (tamas/rajas) rising into visibility; the ‘udyoga’ signals an approaching disruption that typically invites divine rebalancing later in Purāṇic arcs.