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ŚB 7.1.42

Devanagari

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.