Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 44
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
दैत्याश्च दानवाश्चैव परिपाल्यास्त्वयान्धक मयोत्सृष्टमिदं राज्यं प्रतीच्छस्व महाभुज
daityāśca dānavāścaiva paripālyāstvayāndhaka mayotsṛṣṭamidaṃ rājyaṃ pratīcchasva mahābhuja
“Hỡi Andhaka, các Daitya và Dānava quả thật phải được ngươi che chở. Hãy tiếp nhận vương quốc này mà ta đã từ bỏ, hỡi bậc có cánh tay hùng mạnh.”
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FAQs
Even among Asuras, kingship is framed as a duty of protection (paripālana), underscoring the pan-Indic ethic that sovereignty is legitimized by guardianship of one’s people.
Vamśānucarita / rāja-vṛtta: a dynastic-political transition narrative (succession and rule), rather than cosmogenesis or dissolution.
The ‘handing over of the kingdom’ functions as a narrative hinge: worldly power is transferable and contingent, preparing for later contrasts between mere dominion and dharmic orientation (often perfected in devotional encounters).