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SB 7.1.42

Devanāgarī

हिरण्यकशिपु: पुत्रं प्रह्लादं केशवप्रियम् । जिघांसुरकरोन्नाना यातना मृत्युहेतवे ॥ ४२ ॥

Text

hiraṇyakaśipuḥ putraṁ prahlādaṁ keśava-priyam jighāṁsur akaron nānā yātanā mṛtyu-hetave

Synonyms

hiraṇyakaśipuḥ—Hiraṇyakaśipu;putram—son;prahlādam—Prahlāda Mahārāja;keśava-priyam—the beloved devotee of Keśava;jighāṁsuḥ—desirous of killing;akarot—enacted;nānā—various;yātanāḥ—tortures;mṛtyu—death;hetave—to 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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