Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
तदक्षुब्धत्वमीक्ष्यास्य कामो विस्मयमागतः वसन्तो ऽपि महाचिन्तां जगामाशु महामुने
tadakṣubdhatvamīkṣyāsya kāmo vismayamāgataḥ vasanto 'pi mahācintāṃ jagāmāśu mahāmune
Ao ver sua compostura inabalável, Kāma ficou maravilhado; e até Vasanta (a Primavera) caiu depressa em grande preocupação, ó grande sábio.
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True spiritual authority is marked by akṣubdhatva—non-reactivity to provocations; when the mind is steady, desire loses its power to disturb.
This is didactic narrative (upākhyāna) illustrating dharma/saṃyama through divine characters; it is not sarga/pratisarga, but supports ethical instruction embedded in purāṇic storytelling.
Kāma’s amazement and Vasanta’s worry signify that both inner impulse (desire) and outer stimulus (seasonal beauty) fail to sway a realized consciousness.