Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 48
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
प्रह्लाद उवाच/ कस्त्वां जेतुं प्रभो शक्तः कस्त्वत्तः पुरुषो ऽधिकः त्वं हि नारायणो ऽनन्तः पीतवासा जनार्दनः
prahlāda uvāca/ kastvāṃ jetuṃ prabho śaktaḥ kastvattaḥ puruṣo 'dhikaḥ tvaṃ hi nārāyaṇo 'nantaḥ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ
普罗诃罗陀 Prahlāda 说道：“主啊，谁能战胜您？谁能高于您？因为您是无尽的那罗延 Nārāyaṇa；您是身披黄衣的阇那尔达那 Janārdana。”
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FAQs
Prahlāda models unwavering devotion: the Lord is not an entity to be defeated but the ultimate refuge and highest reality, recognized through humility and praise.
Narrative theology within Vamśānucarita/Carita material: exemplary conduct and doctrinal affirmation embedded in story, not cosmogenesis or dynastic lists per se.
The epithet ‘pītavāsā’ signals the recognizable icon of Viṣṇu, while ‘Ananta’ asserts infinitude—linking form (saguṇa) with the limitless (nirguṇa/transcendent) aspect.