Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 51

Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)

Devanagari script

त्वमच्युको हृषीकेशश्चक्रपाणिर्धराधरः महामीनो हयशिरास्त्वमेव वरकच्छपः

Transliteration

tvamacyuko hṛṣīkeśaścakrapāṇirdharādharaḥ mahāmīno hayaśirāstvameva varakacchapaḥ

Translation

你是阿周陀（Acyuta），是赫利希凯沙（Hṛṣīkeśa），执持神轮者，亦是承载大地者。你是大鱼（Mahāmīna）；你是马首者海耶格利瓦（Hayagrīva）；你确然也是最胜之龟（Varakacchapa）。

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अच्युकः: Acyuka (name/epithet)
• अच्युकः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन

• हृषीकेशः: Hṛṣīkeśa (Lord of the senses)
• हृषीकेशः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (hṛṣīka + īśa)

• चक्रपाणिः: one who has the discus in hand
• चक्रपाणिः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (cakrasya pāṇiḥ)

• धराधरः: supporter of the earth
• धराधरः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dharāyāḥ dharaḥ)

• महामीनः: the great fish
• महामीनः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (mahān mīnaḥ)

• हयशिराः: one whose head is a horse (Hayagrīva)
• हयशिराः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय + शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (yasya śiraḥ hayaḥ)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• वरकच्छपः: the excellent tortoise
• वरकच्छपः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + कच्छप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (varaḥ kच्छपः)

Speakers

• Not specified in input (often framed as Pulastya ↔ Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu

Key Themes

• Vaishnavism
• Bhakti
• Avatars
• Cosmic preservation

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The Divine is presented as the continuous protector who adapts to circumstances—names (guṇa/karma-based epithets) and avatāras (historico-mythic interventions) both express steadfast preservation of dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best categorized as Vamśānucarita/Ākhyāna-adjacent stuti with avatāra recollection (a common Purāṇic technique to summarize divine interventions across cycles), rather than creation/destruction accounts proper.

What is the symbolic significance?

Matsya and Kūrma evoke rescue and cosmic support; Hayagrīva evokes the safeguarding/restoration of sacred knowledge. Together they symbolize protection of life, world-order, and Veda.