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that vision toward demonic ends; 艢ukra recognizes Vi峁ａ箛u in his
dwarf disguise because 艢ukra alone among the demons has true
spiritual insight, but he uses this insight to warn Bali and to demons
not to promise Vi峁ａ箛u anything lest Vi峁ａ箛u take away his entire kingdom.
录,
艢ukra is so adamant in preventing Vamana from receiving the
gift that in N膩radiya Pur膩峁嘺 I. 10-11, a version often duplicated in
folk traditions, 艢ukra tries to prevent Bali from pouring the water
that ceremonially seals the offer he had made to V膩mana and is
blinded by Lord Vi峁ａ箛u with a blade of grass turned into a deadly
weapon. In several, cases, when Bali characteristically rejects Sukra's
advice, either because it is simply improper to refuse any guest at
a sacrifice or because he now recognizes Vi峁ａ箛u's Superiority and
welcomes Him. 艢ukra is so enraged at his pupil's disobedience that
he curses him to lose his kingdom.
In this respect, one can see the roles of Prahlada and Sukra as
complementary opposites; Prahl膩da transmits knowledge of Vi峁ａ箛u
benevolence to Bali, who rejects it Svadharma and is then cursed by
Prahl膩da. 艢ukra transmit knowledge of Visnu's malevolence to Bali,
who rejects San膩tana dharma-bhakti and then cursed by Sukra.
Special relationship with Indra:
The V膩mana myth does not forget Vi峁ａ箛u's firm alliance with
Indra. It may be useful to highlight here the exchange power that
occurs between the two gods Indra fades and Vis峁噓's importance
begins to rise.