Hiranyakashipu

Hiranyakashipu (Sanskrit: हिरण्यकशिपु, IAST: Hiraṇyakaśipu), was a daitya king of the asuras in the Puranas. In Hinduism, Hiranyakashipu's younger brother, Hiranyaksha, was slained by the Varaha (boar) avatar of Vishnu. Angered by this, Hiranyakashipu decided to gain a boon of invulnerability by performing tapas to propitiate Brahma. After his subjugation of the three worlds, he was slain by the Narasimha (man-lion) avatar of Vishnu.

Infobox

Affiliation

Asura, Daitya

Weapon

Mace

Parents

mw- Kashyapa (father)Diti (mother)

Siblings

Hiranyaksha (younger brother), Holika (younger sister)

Consort

Kayadhu/Kamala

Children

Son:Prahlada, Saṃhrāda, Anuhlada, Hlada, Shibi, and Bashkala from Kayadhu Daughters: Divyadevi and Paulami (wives of sage Bhrigu) and Simhika from Kayadhu

Tables

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Preceded byHiranyaksha

Daityas -

Succeeded byPrahlad

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