Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 72
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
एवं पुरा नारद दानवेन्द्रो नारायणेनोत्तमपूरुषेण पराजितश्चापि विमुच्य राज्यं तस्थौ मनो धातरि सन्निवेश्य
evaṃ purā nārada dānavendro nārāyaṇenottamapūruṣeṇa parājitaścāpi vimucya rājyaṃ tasthau mano dhātari sanniveśya
இவ்வாறு, ஓ நாரதா, முற்காலத்தில் தானவர்களின் தலைவர், உத்தம புருஷனான நாராயணனால் தோற்கடிக்கப்பட்டபோதும், அரசைத் துறந்து, தாத்ரியில் மனத்தை உறுதியாக வைத்து நிலைத்திருந்தான்.
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FAQs
Defeat by the Divine is not disgrace but instruction: the verse frames true victory as inner steadiness—placing the mind in the divine support (Dhātṛ) after relinquishing attachment to dominion.
Vamśānucarita/Carita: it summarizes a key turn in the Daitya-royal narrative and its moral resolution. It also serves as didactic dharma-kathā within the purāṇic frame dialogue.
‘Vimucya rājya’ (releasing kingship) symbolizes release from possessiveness; ‘mano dhātari’ indicates re-centering consciousness in the cosmic upholder—suggesting that stability lies not in territory but in the sustaining Absolute.