Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
पीतवासा उवाच दुर्जयो ऽसौ महाबाहुस्त्वया प्रह्लाद धर्मजः साध्यो विप्रवरो धीमान् मृधे देवासुरैरपि
pītavāsā uvāca durjayo 'sau mahābāhustvayā prahlāda dharmajaḥ sādhyo vipravaro dhīmān mṛdhe devāsurairapi
Sinabi ni Pītavāsa: “O Prahlāda na makapangyarihan ang bisig, mahirap siyang magapi mo—sapagkat siya’y isinilang mula sa dharma. Si Sādhya, ang pinakadakila sa mga brāhmaṇa, ang marunong—sa labanan ay hindi siya mapapabagsak kahit ng mga deva at mga asura.”
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Righteousness (dharma) is presented as a real potency: the ‘dharma-born’ cannot be subdued merely by martial prowess. The verse elevates ethical-spiritual capital over brute force, aligning victory with virtue and wisdom.
Vamśānucarita/Carita: it functions as character-theology within the narrative of daityas (Prahlāda line) and their encounters with divinely protected figures; it is an instructive dialogue rather than cosmological enumeration.
The ‘vipravara’ motif symbolizes the inviolability of tapas/knowledge and dharma (brahminical authority) even amid cosmic conflict (devas vs asuras). Naming the opponent ‘Sādhya’ also hints that the true ‘attainable’ goal is dharma itself—unconquerable by adharma.