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Hiranyakashipu (Sanskrit: हिरण्यकशिपु, IAST: Hiraṇyakaśipu), also
known as Hiranyakashyap, was a
daitya king of the
asuras in the Puranas. In
Hindu mythology...
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avatara of Vishnu, who
rescues Prahlada by
killing his
wicked father,
Hiranyakashipu.
Prahlada is
described as a
saintly boy,
known for his
innocence and...
- have
incarnated in the form of a part-lion, part-man
being to kill
Hiranyakashipu, to end
religious ****cution and
calamity on earth,
thereby restoring...
- his wife, Diti.
Prominent members of this race
include Hiranyaksha,
Hiranyakashipu, and Mahabali, all of whom
overran the earth, and
required three of...
- beings—the
Daityas and the Maruts. The most
prominent of her sons were
Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyaksha, Vajranaka, Arunasura,
Raktabija and Surapadman. Diti also...
- and
Hiranyakashipu at the same time. He is
present in many
Hindu scriptures.
After Narasimha disemboweled and
killed the
asura king
Hiranyakashipu, he...
- Simhika, is an
asuri in Hinduism. She is the
sister of the asura-kings
Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha, and the
paternal aunt of Prahlada. The
legend of Holika...
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subsequently killed by
various avatars of Vishnu. They were
incarnated as
Hiranyakashipu and
Hiranyaksha in the
Satya Yuga,
Ravana and
Kumbhakarna in the Treta...
- kill
Hiranyakashipu at the
appropriate time. Five
years later,
Prahlada is sent to the
hermitage of Chanda-Amarka (the
children of
Hiranyakashipu's master)...
- romanized: Virocana) is an
asura king in Hinduism. He is the
grandson of
Hiranyakashipu, the son of
Prahlada (according to the
Atharvaveda (VIII.10.22), and...
