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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.12-13

हिरण्यकशिपोर्भार्या कयाधुर्नाम दानवी । जम्भस्य तनया सा तु सुषुवे चतुर: सुतान् ॥ १२ ॥ संह्रादं प्रागनुह्रादं ह्रादं प्रह्रादमेव च । तत्स्वसा सिंहिका नाम राहुं विप्रचितोऽग्रहीत् ॥ १३ ॥
hiraṇyakaśipor bhāryā
[hiranyakashipor bhaaryaa]
kayādhur nāma dānavī
[kayaadhur naama daanavee]
jambhasya tanayā sā tu
[jambhasya tanayaa saa tu]
suṣuve caturaḥ sutān
[sushuve chaturah sutaan]
saṁhrādaṁ prāg anuhrādaṁ
[samhraadam praag anuhraadam]
hrādaṁ prahrādam eva ca
[hraadam prahraadam eva cha]
tat-svasā siṁhikā nāma
[tat-svasaa simhikaa naama]
rāhuṁ vipracito ’grahīt
[raahum viprachito ’graheet]
hiraṇyakaśipoḥ — of Hiraṇyakaśipu bhāryā — the wife kayādhuḥ — Kayādhu nāma — named dānavī — descendant of Danu jambhasya — of Jambha tanayā — daughter sā — she tu — indeed suṣuve — gave birth to caturaḥ — four sutān — sons saṁhrādam — Saṁhlāda prāk — first anuhrādam — Anuhlāda hrādam — Hlāda prahrādam — Prahlāda eva — also ca — and tat-svasā — his sister siṁhikā — Siṁhikā nāma — named rāhum — Rāhu vipracitaḥ — from Vipracit agrahīt — received.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
hiraṇyakaśipor bhāryā
hiraṇyakaśipoḥ
of Hiraṇyakaśipu
bhāryā
the wife
kayādhur nāma dānavī
kayādhuḥ
Kayādhu
nāma
named
dānavī
descendant of Danu
jambhasya tanayā sā tu
jambhasya
of Jambha
tanayā
daughter
sā
she
tu
indeed
suṣuve caturaḥ sutān
suṣuve
gave birth to
caturaḥ
four
sutān
sons
saṁhrādaṁ prāg anuhrādaṁ
saṁhrādam
Saṁhlāda
prāk
first
anuhrādam
Anuhlāda
hrādaṁ prahrādam eva ca
hrādam
Hlāda
prahrādam
Prahlāda
eva
also
ca
and
tat-svasā siṁhikā nāma
tat-svasā
his sister
siṁhikā
Siṁhikā
nāma
named
rāhuṁ vipracito ’grahīt
rāhum
Rāhu
vipracitaḥ
from Vipracit
agrahīt
received.
The wife of Hiraṇyakaśipu was known as Kayādhu. She was the daughter of Jambha and a descendant of Danu. She gave birth to four consecutive sons, known as Saṁhlāda, Anuhlāda, Hlāda and Prahlāda. The sister of these four sons was known as Siṁhikā. She married the demon named Vipracit and gave birth to another demon, named Rāhu.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The wife of Hiraṇyakaśipu known as Kayādhu, the daughter of Jambha and a descendant of Danu, gave birth to four consecutive sons, known as Saṁhlāda, Anuhlāda, Hlāda and Prahlāda, and a sister known as Siṁhikā. Siṁhikā married the demon named Vipracit and gave birth to Rāhu. From Vipracit Siṁhikā obtained Rahu as her son.
Hiraṇyakaśipu's wife Kayādhu bore four sons — Saṁhlāda, Anuhlāda, Hlāda, Prahlāda — and a sister Siṁhikā. Even demonic dynasties contain a Prahlāda.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose 'Prahlāda' have I missed because their siblings dominated the impression?
  • What does a single saintly soul in a difficult family mean for the lineage?
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