Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 14
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
ततो वैवस्वतो दण्डं परिभ्राम्य द्विजोत्तम समभ्यधावत् प्रह्लादं हन्तुकामः सुरोत्तमः
tato vaivasvato daṇḍaṃ paribhrāmya dvijottama samabhyadhāvat prahlādaṃ hantukāmaḥ surottamaḥ
అప్పుడు వైవస్వతుడు (యముడు) దండాన్ని తిప్పుతూ, ప్రహ్లాదుణ్ని సంహరించాలనే కోరికతో—ఓ ద్విజోత్తమా—శ్రేష్ఠ సురుడై అతని వైపు దూసుకొచ్చాడు।
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FAQs
Even the enforcer of cosmic law (Yama) is portrayed within the turbulence of war; the episode invites reflection that dharma is subtle—Prahlāda’s presence signals that devotion and righteousness may stand even when opposed by formidable authorities.
Vamśānucarita / Carita: narrative of prominent beings (devas/daityas) in conflict; it also touches dharma-śāstra resonance via Yama as the personification of justice.
Yama’s daṇḍa represents punitive order and karmic retribution; his charge against Prahlāda dramatizes the tension between external enforcement and inner sanctity—often resolved in purāṇic literature by showing that true bhakti is protected by the Supreme beyond ordinary antagonisms.