Hiranyakashipu
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Hiranyakashipu, was a daitya king of the asuras in the Puranas.
18th century painting depicting Hiranyakashipu seated on a throne, trying to kill his son, Prahlada (left).
Illustration based on Canto 7, Chapter 3 of the Bhagvata Purana, showing Hiranyakashipu performing severe penance to please Brahma. His penance has started a fire, seen on the left.
Devas approach Vishnu requesting Him to control Hiranyakashipu
Hiranyakashipu wielding a mace against Narasimha
Kashyapa
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Kashyapa is a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism. He is one of the Saptarishis, the seven ancient sages of the Rigveda. In the Ramayana, he is referred as Arishtanemi. Kashyapa is the most ancient and ven
Hiranyakashipu
…the Four Kumaras. In the Satya Yuga, Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha – together called the Hiranyas – were born to Diti (a daughter of Daksha) and sage Kashyapa. It is said that asuras were born to them as a result of their union at the time of dusk, which was said to be an inauspicious time for such a deed…
Statue of Kashyapa in Andhra Pradesh, India