Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 13
Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts
हिरण्यकशिपोर्भार्या कयाधुर्नाम दानवी । जम्भस्य तनया सा तु सुषुवे चतुर: सुतान् ॥ १२ ॥ संह्रादं प्रागनुह्रादं ह्रादं प्रह्रादमेव च । तत्स्वसा सिंहिका नाम राहुं विप्रचितोऽग्रहीत् ॥ १३ ॥
hiraṇyakaśipor bhāryā kayādhur nāma dānavī jambhasya tanayā sā tu suṣuve caturaḥ sutān
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.
FAQs
Kayādhu is described as the wife of Hiraṇyakaśipu and the daughter of the Dānava named Jambha.
This verse states that Kayādhu gave birth to four sons.
It reminds readers that the Bhāgavatam grounds its teachings within real lineages and histories, and that devotion (seen later in Prahlāda) can arise even in difficult family environments.