Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 30
Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
संत्यक्तमात्रो नागेन च्यवनो भार्गवोत्तमः चचार नागकन्याभिः पूज्यचमानः समन्ततः
saṃtyaktamātro nāgena cyavano bhārgavottamaḥ cacāra nāgakanyābhiḥ pūjyacamānaḥ samantataḥ
सत्यक्तमात्रो नागेन च्यवनो भार्गवोत्तमः । चचार नागकन्याभिः समन्ततः पूज्यमानः ॥
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FAQs
The episode culminates not only in safety but in honor: dharma is shown as intrinsically venerable, and even non-human beings (nāgas) are depicted as capable of recognizing and venerating a realized sage.
Vamśānucarita / exemplary narrative centered on a ṛṣi (Cyavana of the Bhṛgu line). It supports dharma instruction within the purāṇic storytelling framework.
Nāga maidens honoring Cyavana suggests the harmonizing of instinctive/liminal forces (nāgas often symbolize subterranean power) with spiritual authority; devotion to Hari pacifies the dangerous and reorients it toward service and reverence.