Hiranyakasipu
Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 25 Feb 2010 17:06 and updated at 25 Feb 2010 17:06
Mahabharata: 18 Parvas
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Mbh.1.65.3268 | Diti had one son called Hiranyakasipu. |
Mbh.1.65.3269 | And the illustrious Hiranyakasipu had five sons, all famous throughout the world. |
Mbh.1.67.3432 | And, O king, that son of Diti, who was known as Hiranyakasipu, was known in this world among men as the powerful Sisupala. |
Mbh.1.210.10319 | In olden days, a mighty Daitya named Nikumbha, endued with great energy and strength was born in the race of the great Asura, Hiranyakasipu. |
Mbh.3.102.5330 | And, O best of male beings, assuming also the form of half-man and half-lion, thou hadst slain in days of yore that ancient Daitya of mighty prowess known by the name of Hiranyakasipu. |
Mbh.3.220.11180 | Though she was the daughter of Hiranyakasipu, she yet became his wife for her evil deeds. |
Mbh.7.189.10453 | The form, O king, of Dhrishtadyumna at that time, when he sought to slay the son of Bharadwaja, resembled the form of Vishnu himself in days of yore when at the point of slaying Hiranyakasipu. |
Mbh.7.195.10845 | After Bhima had ended, the son of the Panchala king, addressing Partha, said these words, like Hiranyakasipu the leader of the Daityas unto the enraged and roaring Vishnu O Vibhatsu, the sages have ordained these to be the duties of Brahmanas, viz, assisting at sacrifices, teaching, giving away, performance of sacrifices, receiving of gifts, and study as the sixth. |
Mbh.9.29.2048 | The great Asura Hiranyaksha, as also that other one, Hiranyakasipu, was slain by the aid of many acts and means. |
Mbh.12.165.9831 | They were Hiranyakasipu, and Hiranyaksha, and Virochana, and Samvara, and Viprachitti, and Prahlada, and Namuchi, and Vali. |
Mbh.12.226.13849 | Prithu, Aila, Maya, Bhima, Naraka, Samvara, Aswagriva, Puloman, Swarbhanu, whose standard was of immeasurable height, Prahlada, Namuchi, Daksha, Vipprachitti, Virochana, Hrinisheva, Suhotra, Bhurihan, Pushavat, Vrisha, Satyepsu, Rishava, Vahu, Kapilaswa, Virupaka, Vana, Kartaswara, Vahni, Viswadanshtra, Nairiti, Sankocha, Varitaksha, Varaha, Aswa, Ruchiprabha, Viswajit, Pratirupa, Vrishanda, Vishkara, Madhu, Hiranyakasipu, the Danava Kaitabha, and many others that were Daityas and Danavas and Rakshasas, these and many more unnamed, belonging to remote and remoter ages, great Daityas and foremost of Danavas, whose names we have heard, indeed, many foremost of Daityas of former times, having gone away, leaving the Earth. |
Mbh.12.339.21927 | Assuming the form then of a Man-lion Narsingha, I shall, for benefiting the deities, slay Hiranyakasipu the son of Diti, who will be a great destroyer of sacrifices. |
Mbh.12.342.22415 | The Asuras, with their chief Hiranyakasipu at their head, then repaired to their sister, the mother of Viswarupa, and solicited a boon from her, saying, The son Viswarupa by Tashtri, otherwise called Trisiras, is now the priest of the deities. |
Mbh.12.342.22421 | Viswarupa, thus solicited by his mother, thought that he should not disobey her words, and as the consequence of that reflection he went over to the side of Hiranyakasipu, after having paid proper respects to his mother. |
Mbh.12.342.22422 | King Hiranyakasipu, upon the arrival of Trisiras, dismissed his old Hotri, viz, Vasishtha, the son of Brahma, and appointed Trisiras to that office. |
Mbh.12.342.22423 | Incensed at this, Vasishtha cursed Hiranyakasipu, saying, Since thou dismissest me and appointest another person as thy Hotri, this sacrifice of thine shall not be completed, and some Being the like of whom has not existed before will slay thee, |
Mbh.12.342.22424 | In consequence of this curse, Hiranyakasipu was slain by Vishnu in the form of a man-lion, Viswarupa, having adopted the side of his maternal relations, employed himself in severe austerities for aggrandising them. |
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice. |
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