Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
छिन्नं छिन्नं धनुर्दैत्यस्त्वन्यदन्यत्समाददे समादत्तं तदा साध्यो मुने चिच्छेद लाघवात्
chinnaṃ chinnaṃ dhanurdaityastvanyadanyatsamādade samādattaṃ tadā sādhyo mune ciccheda lāghavāt
ଦୈତ୍ୟର ଧନୁଷ ଯେତେବେଳେ ଛିନ୍ନ ହୁଏ, ସେ ଅନ୍ୟ ଅନ୍ୟ ଧନୁଷ ଧରେ; କିନ୍ତୁ ଧରିବାମାତ୍ରେ, ହେ ମୁନି, ସାଧ୍ୟ ନିଜ ଲାଘବରେ ପୁଣି ତାହାକୁ ଛେଦିଦେଲା।
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Mere accumulation of means (taking up weapon after weapon) fails without mastery; disciplined skill and presence of mind (lāghava) overcome brute persistence.
Vamśānucarita / narrative of deeds within dynastic-heroic and deva-asura conflict material (not sarga/pratisarga; no cosmogenesis here).
The repeatedly cut bow can symbolize recurring egoic strategies; the swift severing represents incisive discernment that neutralizes new forms of the same aggression.