Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 25

Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)

Devanagari script

ततो नारायणो देवो दैत्यनाथं जगद्गुरुः नाराचेन जघानाथ हृदये सुरतापसः

Transliteration

tato nārāyaṇo devo daityanāthaṃ jagadguruḥ nārācena jaghānātha hṛdaye suratāpasaḥ

Translation

Pagkaraan, si Nārāyaṇa, ang Diyos—guro ng sanlibutan—ay tumama sa puso ng panginoon ng mga Daitya sa pamamagitan ng palasong nārāca; Siya ang kapangyarihang tapas (asetikong lakas) ng mga deva.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), तस्मात्/ततः = 'then, thereafter' (adverb)

• nārāyaṇaḥ: Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्य-सम्बन्धे apposition to nārāyaṇaḥ

• daitya-nātham: the lord of the Daityas
• daitya-nātham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (daityānāṃ nāthaḥ)

• jagat-guruḥ: teacher of the world
• jagat-guruḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (jagataḥ guruḥ)

• nārācena: with an arrow
• nārācena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• jaghāna: struck/killed
• jaghāna: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; धातु: हन् (to strike/kill)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) = 'then/now'

• hṛdaye: in the heart
• hṛdaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut), सप्तमी विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन

• sura-tāpasaḥ: of the divine ascetic
• sura-tāpasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + tāpasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः = 'suraḥ (iva) tāpasaḥ' / 'divine ascetic' (intended: 'of the divine ascetic')

Speakers

• Pulastya to Nārada (narration of the battle episode)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Nārāyaṇa)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Divine Sovereignty
• Tapas/Tejas as divine efficacy

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma is ultimately safeguarded by the supreme intelligence (jagadguru) rather than by brute contest alone; the decisive strike indicates the inevitability of accountability for leadership that embodies adharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa?

This is Vaṃśānucarita/Carita material (deva-asura leadership and conflict). It does not present creation cycles (sarga/pratisarga) but exemplifies Purāṇic didactic history.

What is the symbolic significance?

The heart-strike signifies the correction at the root of intention (hṛdaya = will/ego-center). The nārāca, a heavy decisive arrow, symbolizes concentrated, unerring divine resolve ending proliferating violence.