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Deity South Asian traditions
Hiraṇyakaśipu
हिरण्यकशिपु hi இரணியகசிபு ta
Asura king; father of Prahlada; brother of Hiraṇyākṣa
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Asura king; father of Prahlada; brother of HiraṇyākṣaWikidata record description. Read Hiranyakashipu in the Wikipedia reader.
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As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
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The family as a list · 8
Kinship in an account 7
- child of (child) Diti Hindu Earth goddess
- child of (father) Kashyapa legendary Vedic sage, linked to Kashmir
- parent of (father) Prahlada devotee of Hindu god Vishnu
- parent of (father) Sinhika daughter of Hiranyakashipu, an Asura
- sibling of Hiraṇyākṣa Brother of Hiraṇyakaśipu
- sibling of Holikā a demoness in Hindu Vedic scriptures
- sibling of Vajranaka mythological character
Family 1
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