Deity South Asian traditions
Hiraṇyākṣa
हिरण्याक्ष sa हिरण्याक्ष hi இரணியாட்சன் ta
Brother of Hiraṇyakaśipu
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As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 7
Kinship in an account 6
- child of (child) Diti Hindu Earth goddess
- child of (father) Kashyapa legendary Vedic sage, linked to Kashmir
- parent of (father) Andhaka asura, mythological demon
- sibling of Hiraṇyakaśipu Asura king; father of Prahlada; brother of Hiraṇyākṣa
- sibling of Holikā a demoness in Hindu Vedic scriptures
- sibling of Vajranaka mythological character
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