Canto 7: The Science of GodChapter 1: The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.1.42

hiraṇyakaśipuḥ putraḿ

prahlādaḿ keśava-priyam

jighāḿsur akaron nānā

yātanā mṛtyu-hetave

SYNONYMS

hiraṇyakaśipuḥ — Hiraṇyakaśipu; putram — son; prahlādamPrahlāda Mahārāja; keśava-priyam — the beloved devotee of Keśava; jighāḿsuḥ — desirous of killing; akarot — enacted; nānā — various; yātanāḥ — tortures; mṛtyu — death; hetaveto cause.

TRANSLATION

Desiring to kill his son Prahlāda, who was a great devotee of Lord Viṣṇu, Hiraṇyakaśipu tortured him in many ways.

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