Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 40
Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
पुलस्त्य उवाच इत्युक्ता दानवेन्द्रेण सर्वे ते दैत्यदानवाः चक्रुरुद्योगमतुलं निर्जग्मुश्च रसातलात्
pulastya uvāca ityuktā dānavendreṇa sarve te daityadānavāḥ cakrurudyogamatulaṃ nirjagmuśca rasātalāt
புலஸ்த்யர் கூறினார்—தானவர்களின் தலைவன் இவ்வாறு கூறியதும், அந்தத் தைத்தியர் தானவர் அனைவரும் ஒப்பற்ற ஆயத்தத்தை மேற்கொண்டு ரசாதலத்திலிருந்து புறப்பட்டனர்।
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Collective resolve and power, when driven by asuric ambition, becomes a force that moves from hidden realms into the human-sacred sphere—setting up the Purāṇic contrast between might (bala) and dharma.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Itihāsa-layer narration (accounts of lineages and deeds of beings like Daityas/Dānavas), with a secondary touch of Sarga-style cosmography via mention of Rasātala.
Rasātala symbolizes the ‘subterranean’ or concealed impulses (tamas/rajas) rising into visibility; the ‘udyoga’ signals an approaching disruption that typically invites divine rebalancing later in Purāṇic arcs.