Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
पीतवासा उवाच दुर्जयो ऽसौ महाबाहुस्त्वया प्रह्लाद धर्मजः साध्यो विप्रवरो धीमान् मृधे देवासुरैरपि
pītavāsā uvāca durjayo 'sau mahābāhustvayā prahlāda dharmajaḥ sādhyo vipravaro dhīmān mṛdhe devāsurairapi
Питавāса сказал: «О Прахлада, могучерукий, того трудно одолеть тебе — он рождён из дхармы. Садхья, лучший среди брахманов, мудрый, в битве не может быть повержен даже девами и асурами».
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Righteousness (dharma) is presented as a real potency: the ‘dharma-born’ cannot be subdued merely by martial prowess. The verse elevates ethical-spiritual capital over brute force, aligning victory with virtue and wisdom.
Vamśānucarita/Carita: it functions as character-theology within the narrative of daityas (Prahlāda line) and their encounters with divinely protected figures; it is an instructive dialogue rather than cosmological enumeration.
The ‘vipravara’ motif symbolizes the inviolability of tapas/knowledge and dharma (brahminical authority) even amid cosmic conflict (devas vs asuras). Naming the opponent ‘Sādhya’ also hints that the true ‘attainable’ goal is dharma itself—unconquerable by adharma.