Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 24
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
छिन्नेषु तेषु शस्त्रेषु दानवो ऽन्यन्महद्धनुः समादाय ततो बाणैरवतस्तार नारद
chinneṣu teṣu śastreṣu dānavo 'nyanmahaddhanuḥ samādāya tato bāṇairavatastāra nārada
ఆ ఆయుధాలు అన్నీ ఛిన్నమైన తరువాత దానవుడు మరొక మహాధనుస్సును తీసుకొని, ఓ నారదా, బాణవర్షం కురిపించాడు।
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FAQs
The Daitya’s repeated re-arming depicts obstinate attachment to violence and egoic persistence; Purāṇic ethics often portray such persistence as self-defeating when not guided by dharma.
It remains within Vaṃśānucarita/Carita narrative (deva-asura episodes). It supports the Purāṇic aim of illustrating dharma through exemplary conflict narratives.
The 'great bow' and arrow-rain symbolize the many-projecting tendencies of desire/anger; even when individual instruments are cut, the underlying impulse manufactures new means—until checked by divine order.