Prahlada
Sign in to savePrahlada () is an asura prince in Hindu scriptures. He is known for his staunch devotion to the preserver deity Vishnu. He was rescued from his evil father, the asura king Hiranyakashipu by Narasimha, the lion avatar of god Vishnu.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- hindu
- Deity.image
- Viṣṇu as Narasimha tearing Hiranyakasipu to pieces. (cropped).jpg
- Deity.caption
- 17th-century painting of Prahlada
- Deity.affiliation
- Vaishnavism Asura
- Deity.children
- Virochana
- Deity.father
- Hiranyakashipu
- Deity.mother
- Kayadhu
- Deity.spouse
- Dhriti
- Deity.predecessor
- Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha
- Deity.successor
- Virochana
- Deity.siblings
- Saṃhlāda, Anuhlāda, Śibi, and Bāṣkala (step brothers)
- Deity.texts
- Bhagavata Purana,Vishnu PuranaYoga VasisthaKurma Purana Vamana PuranaNarasimha Purana
- Deity.Devanagari
- प्रह्लाद
- Deity.gender
- Male
- Deity.deity_of
- King of the Asuras
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- Prahlada mural.jpg
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15 sectionsContents
- Legend
- Early life
- Literature
- Later life
- Conquest of the three worlds
- Duel against Nara-Narayana
- War against Vishnu
- Other conflicts
- Pilgrimage sites
- In dance
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Prahlada () is an asura prince in Hindu scriptures. He is known for his staunch devotion to the preserver deity Vishnu. He was rescued from his evil father, the asura king Hiranyakashipu by Narasimha, the lion avatar of god Vishnu.
Prahlada is described as a saintly boy, known for his innocence and bhakti towards god Vishnu. Despite the abusive nature of his father, Hiranyakashipu, and his uncle and aunt, Hiranyaksha and Holika, he continued to worship Vishnu. Thus, in order to protect Prahlada, Vishnu took the form of Varaha to kill his paternal uncle Hiranyaksha by piercing and crushing him. Thereafter, Vishnu saved Prahlad from his paternal aunt Holika, by burning her to ashes. Following this, Vishnu took the form of Narasimha and disembowelled Hiranyakashipu to save Prahlada and the universe from destruction and chaos.