Hiranyakashipu
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Hiranyakashipu (Sanskrit: हिरण्यकशिपु, IAST: Hiraṇyakaśipu), also known as Hiranyakashyap, was a daitya king of the asuras in the Puranas.[1]
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Affiliation | Asura, Daitya |
Weapon | Mace |
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Parents | |
Siblings | Hiranyaksha (younger brother), Holika (younger sister) |
Consort | Kayadhu |
Children | Prahlada, Samhlada, Anuhlada, Hlada, Shibi, and Bashkala (sons) |
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In Hindu mythology, Hiranyakashipu's younger brother, Hiranyaksha, was slain by the Varaha (wild 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,[2] he was slain by the Narasimha (man-lion) avatar of Vishnu.[3]