Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 26
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
संभिन्निहृदयो ब्रह्मन् देवेनाद्भुतकर्मणा निपपात रथोपस्थे तमपोवाह सारथिः
saṃbhinnihṛdayo brahman devenādbhutakarmaṇā nipapāta rathopasthe tamapovāha sārathiḥ
Hỡi Bà-la-môn, tim hắn bị vị thần có công hạnh kỳ diệu làm vỡ nát, liền gục xuống chỗ ngồi trên chiến xa; người đánh xe bèn chở hắn đi.
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FAQs
Even mighty antagonists can be undone when confronted with a higher, divinely grounded power; the charioteer’s removal of the fallen warrior also reflects pragmatic dharma in battle—preserving life and regrouping rather than courting needless destruction.
This is best classified under Vamśānucarita / Carita-type narration (accounts of deeds within dynastic or heroic cycles), rather than cosmological Sarga/Pratisarga; it is a narrative unit embedded in the Purāṇic history-episode style.
The ‘shattered heart’ signifies the collapse of adharma’s confidence when faced with transcendent agency; the chariot-seat becomes a liminal space between life and defeat, while the charioteer symbolizes discerning intelligence (buddhi) that withdraws the self from total ruin.