Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 47
Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
तौ दृष्ट्वामन्यत तदा दामिबिकाविति दानवः ततः प्रोवाच वचनं तावुभौ पुरुषोत्तमौ
tau dṛṣṭvāmanyata tadā dāmibikāviti dānavaḥ tataḥ provāca vacanaṃ tāvubhau puruṣottamau
तौ दृष्ट्वा दानवस्तदा दाम्बिकाविति मन्यत; ततः स वचनं प्रोवाच तावुभौ पुरुषोत्तमौ।
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FAQs
Contempt rooted in pride leads to error: the asuric temperament dismisses what it cannot categorize, while dharmic vision remains open to hidden divinity.
This is episode-narration within Vamśānucarita/Carita: it advances the plot by setting up the Dānava’s challenge and the revelation of true identity.
The label ‘pretenders’ reflects avidyā—seeing only the surface. The honorific ‘puruṣottama’ simultaneously hints (to the listener/reader) at the higher reality behind the disguise.