Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 53
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
ब्रह्म त्रिनेत्रो ऽमरराड् हुताशः प्रेताधिपो नीरपतिः समीरः सूर्यो मृगाङ्को ऽचलजङ्गमाद्यो भवान् विभो नाथ खगेन्द्रकेतो
brahma trinetro 'mararāḍ hutāśaḥ pretādhipo nīrapatiḥ samīraḥ sūryo mṛgāṅko 'calajaṅgamādyo bhavān vibho nātha khagendraketo
你是梵天（Brahmā）；你是三眼者（Śiva）；你是天神之王（Indra）；你是火神（Agni）；你是亡者之主（Yama）；你是水界之主（Varuṇa）；你是风；你是太阳；你是月亮；你是一切动与不动众生之本源。噢遍在之主、噢至上之师——噢旗帜以迦楼罗（Garuḍa）为徽者。
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FAQs
The verse teaches a unitive theology: the many deities and cosmic functions are understood as manifestations of one Supreme Lord. Ethically, it encourages reverence without sectarian hostility, grounding devotion in the recognition of a single divine reality behind diverse names and roles.
Primarily within theological exposition rather than genealogy: it aligns most closely with Sarga/Pratisarga-style cosmological framing (the Lord as source and regulator of cosmic powers), though expressed here as stuti rather than narrative creation detail.
Identifying Vishnu with Śiva (trinetra) and other deities symbolizes functional unity: creation, dissolution, judgment, elemental governance, and luminary order are coordinated expressions of one sovereignty. 'Garuḍa-bannered' anchors the identity specifically in Vaishnava iconography while still affirming inclusivity.