Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 44
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
दैत्याश्च दानवाश्चैव परिपाल्यास्त्वयान्धक मयोत्सृष्टमिदं राज्यं प्रतीच्छस्व महाभुज
daityāśca dānavāścaiva paripālyāstvayāndhaka mayotsṛṣṭamidaṃ rājyaṃ pratīcchasva mahābhuja
ஓ அந்தகா! தைத்தியரும் தானவரும் உன்னாலே பாதுகாக்கப்பட வேண்டும். நான் விட்டு அளித்த இந்த அரசாட்சியை ஏற்றுக்கொள், ஓ மகாபாகுவே.
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FAQs
Even among Asuras, kingship is framed as a duty of protection (paripālana), underscoring the pan-Indic ethic that sovereignty is legitimized by guardianship of one’s people.
Vamśānucarita / rāja-vṛtta: a dynastic-political transition narrative (succession and rule), rather than cosmogenesis or dissolution.
The ‘handing over of the kingdom’ functions as a narrative hinge: worldly power is transferable and contingent, preparing for later contrasts between mere dominion and dharmic orientation (often perfected in devotional encounters).