Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 6 Chapter 18 Verses 12-13

Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind | Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.18.12-13

hiraṇyakaśipor bhāryā

kayādhur nāma dānavī

jambhasya tanayā sā tu

suṣuve caturaḥ sutān

saḿhrādaḿ prāg anuhrādaḿ

hrādaḿ prahrādam eva ca

tat-svasā siḿhikā nāma

rāhuḿ vipracito 'grahīt

SYNONYMS

hiraṇyakaśipoḥ — of Hiraṇyakaśipu; bhāryā — the wife; kayādhuḥ — Kayādhu; nāma — named; dānavī — descendant of Danu; jambhasya — of Jambha; tanayā — daughter; sā — she; tu — indeed; suṣuve — gave birth to; caturaḥ — four; sutān — sons; saḿhrādam — Saḿhlāda; prāk — first; anuhrādam — Anuhlāda; hrādam — Hlāda; prahrādam — Prahlāda; eva — also; ca — and; tat-svasā — his sister; siḿhikā — Siḿhikā; nāma — named; rāhum — Rāhu; vipracitaḥ — from Vipracit; agrahīt — received.

TRANSLATION

The wife of Hiraṇyakaśipu was known as Kayādhu. She was the daughter of Jambha and a descendant of Danu. She gave birth to four consecutive sons, known as Saḿhlāda, Anuhlāda, Hlāda and Prahlāda. The sister of these four sons was known as Siḿhikā. She married the demon named Vipracit and gave birth to another demon, named Rāhu.

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