[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.2405 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2405 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2405 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2405](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2405) The fight then turned to one with divine weapons. The asura chief took the divine Brahmāstra and then Nara took the fierce Nārāyaṇāstra. They met in the air and fell down powerless. When his Brahmāstra got fused Prahlāda got wild with anger and taking a mace jump-ed out of his chariot and rushed at Nara. When Nārā-yaṇa saw the daitya chief rushing towards Nara with his mace he asked Nara to step aside and faced the demon himself. Prahlāda then attacked Nārāyaṇa and hit him with the mace. But the mace broke into a hun-dred pieces and Prahlāda was forced to use other wea-pons. The fight became ghastly and even devas assem-bled to witness the fight. When Prahlāda found it was getting more and more difficult for him to defeat the Naranārāyaṇas he prayed to Mahāviṣṇu for help. Viṣṇu appeared before him and when Prahlāda asked him the reason why he could not defeat Naranārāyaṇas, Viṣṇu replied that they were the sons of Dharmadeva who were invincible by weapons. They could be won over only by devotion. - [Previous: c8.2404](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2404) - [Next: c8.2406](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2406) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2405](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2405) · Pramāṇa