Hiraṇyakaśipu
Hiranyakashipu (, ), was a daitya king of the asuras in the Puranas.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- hindu
- Deity.image
- Hiranyakasipu About to Decapitate Prahlada, Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord)_LACMA M.88.227.jpg
- Deity.caption
- 18th century painting depicting Hiranyakashipu seated on a throne, trying to kill his son, Prahlada (left).
- Deity.consort
- Kayadhu/Kamala
- Deity.weapon
- Mace
- Deity.affiliation
- Asura, Daitya
- Deity.father
- Kashyapa
- Deity.mother
- Diti
- Deity.children
- Son:Prahlada, Saṃhrāda, Anuhlada, Hlada, Shibi, and Bashkala from Kayadhu Daughters: Divyadevi and Paulami (wives of sage Bhrigu) and Simhika from Kayadhu
- Deity.siblings
- Hiranyaksha (younger brother), Holika (younger sister)
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Legend
- Birth
- Austerities and Boons
- Death
- Redemption
- Hiranyakashipu in the Uttara Ramayana
- Location identification
- Holi
- See also
- Footnotes
Hiranyakashipu (, ), was a daitya king of the asuras in the Puranas.
In Hinduism, Hiranyakashipu's younger brother, Hiranyaksha, was slain 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.