Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 24
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
छिन्नेषु तेषु शस्त्रेषु दानवो ऽन्यन्महद्धनुः समादाय ततो बाणैरवतस्तार नारद
chinneṣu teṣu śastreṣu dānavo 'nyanmahaddhanuḥ samādāya tato bāṇairavatastāra nārada
ਉਹ ਸਾਰੇ ਸ਼ਸਤ੍ਰ ਕੱਟੇ ਜਾਣ ਉਪਰੰਤ ਦਾਨਵ ਨੇ ਹੋਰ ਇੱਕ ਮਹਾਨ ਧਨੁਸ਼ ਧਾਰਨ ਕੀਤਾ; ਫਿਰ, ਹੇ ਨਾਰਦ, ਉਸ ਨੇ ਤੀਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਖਾ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤੀ।
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FAQs
The Daitya’s repeated re-arming depicts obstinate attachment to violence and egoic persistence; Purāṇic ethics often portray such persistence as self-defeating when not guided by dharma.
It remains within Vaṃśānucarita/Carita narrative (deva-asura episodes). It supports the Purāṇic aim of illustrating dharma through exemplary conflict narratives.
The 'great bow' and arrow-rain symbolize the many-projecting tendencies of desire/anger; even when individual instruments are cut, the underlying impulse manufactures new means—until checked by divine order.