SB 6.18.12

SB 6.18.12

Devanagari

हिरण्यकशिपोर्भार्या कयाधुर्नाम दानवी । जम्भस्य तनया सा तु सुषुवे चतुर: सुतान् ॥ १२ ॥ संह्रादं प्रागनुह्रादं ह्रादं प्रह्रादमेव च । तत्स्वसा सिंहिका नाम राहुं विप्रचितोऽग्रहीत् ॥ १३ ॥

Verse text

hiraṇyakaśipor bhāryā kayādhur nāma dānavī jambhasya tanayā sā tu suṣuve caturaḥ sutān saṁhrādaṁ prāg anuhrādaṁ hrādaṁ prahrādam eva ca tat-svasā siṁhikā nāma rāhuṁ vipracito ’grahīt

Synonyms

hiraṇyakaśipoḥ of Hiraṇyakaśipu ; bhāryā the wife ; kayādhuḥ Kayādhu ; nāma named ; dānavī descendant of Danu ; jambhasya of Jambha ; tanayā daughter ; 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 .

Translation

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

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.