Canto & Chapters
The Science of God (15 Chapters)
Chapter 145v
The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone
Chapter 255v
Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons
Chapter 334v
Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Plan to Become Immortal
Chapter 438v
Hiraṇyakaśipu Terrorizes the Universe
Chapter 553v
Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Chapter 623v
Prahlāda Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates
Chapter 751v
What Prahlāda Learned in the Womb
Chapter 850v
Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva Slays the King of the Demons
Chapter 955v
Prahlāda Pacifies Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva with Prayers
Chapter 1065v
Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees
Chapter 1127v
The Perfect Society: Four Social Classes
Chapter 1227v
The Perfect Society: Four Spiritual Classes
Chapter 1344v
The Behavior of a Perfect Person
Chapter 1434v
Ideal Family Life
Chapter 1575v
Instructions for Civilized Human Beings
Canto 7, Chapter 1
The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone
Verse 42 (SB 7.1.42)
SB 7.1.42 • मूल श्लोक
हिरण्यकशिपु: पुत्रं प्रह्लादं केशवप्रियम् । जिघांसुरकरोन्नाना यातना मृत्युहेतवे ॥ ४२ ॥
Transliteration
hiraṇyakaśipuḥ putraṁ prahlādaṁ keśava-priyam jighāṁsur akaron nānā yātanā mṛtyu-hetave
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
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.”