Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 66
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
प्रशासयदमून् दैत्यान् राज्यं पालय शाश्वतम् स्वजातिसदृशं दैत्य कुरु धर्ममनुत्तमम्
praśāsayadamūn daityān rājyaṃ pālaya śāśvatam svajātisadṛśaṃ daitya kuru dharmamanuttamam
ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੈਤਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਰਾਜ ਕਰੋ ਅਤੇ ਰਾਜ ਦੀ ਸਦਾ ਲਈ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰੋ। ਹੇ ਦੈਤ! ਆਪਣੀ ਜਾਤੀ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਉੱਤਮ ਧਰਮ ਦਾ ਪਾਲਣ ਕਰੋ।
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FAQs
Rulership is framed as protection and discipline in service of dharma. The instruction ‘svajāti-sadṛśa’ emphasizes that dharma is applied through one’s role and responsibilities—yet must be ‘anuttama’ (excellent), i.e., not an excuse for cruelty but a call to the highest standard within one’s station.
Vamśānucarita/Carita (instruction embedded in royal/daitya narrative). It is not a cosmological marker; rather, it is normative dharma teaching inside an episode concerning sovereignty and moral restoration after divine intervention.
The divine legitimization of orderly Daitya rule symbolizes containment and transformation of asuric power: it is not annihilated but subordinated to dharma. The Purana thereby models a cosmic polity where even antagonistic clans have a regulated place when aligned to righteousness.