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| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 2: Hiranyakasipu, King of the Demons |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.2.1
hiranyakasipu rajan
SYNONYMS
sri-naradah uvaca -- Sri Narada Muni said; bhratari -- when the brother (Hiranyaksha); evam -- thus; vinihate -- was killed; harina -- by Hari; kroda-murtina -- in the form of the boar, Varaha; hiranyakasipuh -- Hiranyakasipu; rajan -- O King; paryatapyat -- was afflicted; rusha -- by anger; suca -- by grief.
TRANSLATION
Sri Narada Muni said: My dear King Yudhishthira, when Lord Vishnu, in the form of Varaha, the boar, killed Hiranyaksha, Hiranyaksha's brother Hiranyakasipu was extremely angry and began to lament.
PURPORT
Yudhishthira had inquired from Narada Muni why Hiranyakasipu was so envious of his own son Prahlada. Narada Muni began narrating the story by explaining how Hiranyakasipu had become a staunch enemy of Lord Vishnu.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness