Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti
तदक्षुब्धत्वमीक्ष्यास्य कामो विस्मयमागतः वसन्तो ऽपि महाचिन्तां जगामाशु महामुने
tadakṣubdhatvamīkṣyāsya kāmo vismayamāgataḥ vasanto 'pi mahācintāṃ jagāmāśu mahāmune
اس کی بےجنبش ثابت قدمی دیکھ کر کام حیران رہ گیا؛ اور اے مہامنی، بسنت بھی فوراً بڑی فکر میں مبتلا ہو گیا۔
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True spiritual authority is marked by akṣubdhatva—non-reactivity to provocations; when the mind is steady, desire loses its power to disturb.
This is didactic narrative (upākhyāna) illustrating dharma/saṃyama through divine characters; it is not sarga/pratisarga, but supports ethical instruction embedded in purāṇic storytelling.
Kāma’s amazement and Vasanta’s worry signify that both inner impulse (desire) and outer stimulus (seasonal beauty) fail to sway a realized consciousness.