Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 44

Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)

Devanagari script

दैत्याश्च दानवाश्चैव परिपाल्यास्त्वयान्धक मयोत्सृष्टमिदं राज्यं प्रतीच्छस्व महाभुज

Transliteration

daityāśca dānavāścaiva paripālyāstvayāndhaka mayotsṛṣṭamidaṃ rājyaṃ pratīcchasva mahābhuja

Translation

ਹੇ ਅੰਧਕ! ਦੈਤਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਦਾਨਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ-ਪਾਲਣਾ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਹੀ ਕਰਨੀ ਹੈ। ਮੇਰੇ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਛੱਡਿਆ ਇਹ ਰਾਜ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰ, ਹੇ ਮਹਾਬਾਹੁ।

Word by Word

• दैत्याः: Daityas
• दैत्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied ‘are to be protected’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• दानवाः: Dānavas
• दानवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied ‘are to be protected’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

• परिपाल्याः: to be protected
• परिपाल्याः: Vidhaya (विधेय/predicate: obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + पाल् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be protected’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण/agent in passive obligation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अन्धक: O Andhaka
• अन्धक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• उत्सृष्टम्: relinquished, handed over
• उत्सृष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier of राज्यं)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत् + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘given up/handed over’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• राज्यम्: kingdom, rule
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of प्रतीच्छस्व)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रतीच्छस्व: accept
• प्रतीच्छस्व: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘accept’

• महाभुज: O mighty-armed one
• महाभुज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (‘महान्तौ भुजौ यस्य सः’); पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speakers

• Unspecified in input (likely an Asura elder/king addressing Andhaka); framed within the Purana’s overarching narration (typically Pulastya ↔ Nārada)

Key Themes

• Daitya–Danava governance
• Royal duty (rāja-dharma)
• Succession/abdication

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even among Asuras, kingship is framed as a duty of protection (paripālana), underscoring the pan-Indic ethic that sovereignty is legitimized by guardianship of one’s people.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / rāja-vṛtta: a dynastic-political transition narrative (succession and rule), rather than cosmogenesis or dissolution.

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘handing over of the kingdom’ functions as a narrative hinge: worldly power is transferable and contingent, preparing for later contrasts between mere dominion and dharmic orientation (often perfected in devotional encounters).