Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 32
Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
भृगुपुत्रे महातेजाः पूजां चक्रे यथार्हतः संपूजितोपविष्टश्च पृष्टश्चागमनं प्रति
bhṛguputre mahātejāḥ pūjāṃ cakre yathārhataḥ saṃpūjitopaviṣṭaśca pṛṣṭaścāgamanaṃ prati
Ao filho de Bhṛgu, o grande e radiante lhe prestou culto como era devido. E, depois de ser honrado e tomar assento, foi-lhe perguntado o propósito de sua vinda.
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FAQs
The verse codifies an ethic: spiritual authority (a Bhṛgu-lineage ṛṣi) is to be honored irrespective of political alignment. Proper reception—worship, seating, then inquiry—models disciplined speech and action.
Vamśānucarita / Carita: it advances the episode through a formal court encounter, a common purāṇic device to introduce tirtha-instructions or avatāra-linked developments.
‘Bhṛguputra’ evokes the Bhṛgu tradition associated with ritual expertise and dharma; the Daitya court’s conformity to pūjā-vidhi suggests that cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) is acknowledged even in adversarial realms.