Shloka 36
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
विष्णुर्वेश्यासमासक्तः प्रह्लादाद्युपदेशकृत् । श्रीनृसिंहोऽसुरध्वंसी देवदेवाधिदैवतम् ॥ ३६ ॥
viṣṇurveśyāsamāsaktaḥ prahlādādyupadeśakṛt | śrīnṛsiṃho'suradhvaṃsī devadevādhidaivatam || 36 ||
विष्णुः करुणया वेश्यायामपि समासक्तः, प्रह्लादादीनामुपदेशकर्ता। श्रीनृसिंहोऽसुरध्वंसी देवदेवाधिदैवतम्॥
Narada (within a Vishnu-stuti context; standard Narada Purana dialogue frame places Narada as principal narrator/teacher)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"vira","emotional_journey":"Begins with an attention-grabbing compassion motif (Vishnu associating even with a courtesan) and rises into triumphant praise of Nṛsiṃha as asura-destroyer and supreme divinity."}
FAQs
It proclaims Vishnu (especially as Śrī Nṛsiṁha) as the supreme reality—above all divine hierarchies—who protects devotees, destroys adharma (asuras), and teaches bhakti and right understanding to souls like Prahlāda.
By highlighting Vishnu as both compassionate and corrective: he engages even with socially marginal figures to uplift them, and he personally instructs exemplary devotees like Prahlāda—showing that sincere devotion and divine grace, not mere status, lead toward liberation.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharmic discernment—seeing the Lord as the highest refuge (śaraṇāgati) and aligning conduct with devotion, which underpins all ritual and scriptural practice.