Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 7: The Science of God

Chapter 1: The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone. Text 42

हिरण्यकशिपुः पुत्रं प्रह्लादं केशवप्रियम् ।
जिघांसुरकरोन्नाना यातना मृत्युहेतवे ॥४२॥

hiraṇyakaÅ›ipuḥ putraá¹
prahlÄdaá¹ keÅ›ava-priyam
jighÄá¹sur akaron nÄnÄ
yÄtanÄ má¹›tyu-hetave

 hiraṇyakaÅ›ipuḥ - HiraṇyakaÅ›ipu; putram - son; prahlÄdam - PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja; keÅ›ava-priyam - the beloved devotee of KeÅ›ava; jighÄá¹suḥ - desirous of killing; akarot - enacted; nÄnÄ - various; yÄtanÄḥ - tortures; má¹›tyu - death; hetave - to cause.


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Desiring to kill his son PrahlÄda, who was a great devotee of Lord Viṣṇu, HiraṇyakaÅ›ipu tortured him in many ways.

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