Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 12
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
Die Gemahlin Hiraṇyakaśipus hieß Kayādhu, eine Dānavī, Tochter Jambhas. Sie gebar nacheinander vier Söhne: Saṁhlāda, Prāg-Anuhlāda, Hlāda und Prahlāda. Ihre Schwester Siṁhikā heiratete Vipracit und gebar Rāhu.
FAQs
Kayādhu is described as the Dānava wife of Hiraṇyakaśipu and the daughter of Jambha.
Śukadeva outlines the lineage to place key personalities—especially Prahlāda—within the broader history of the Daitya-Dānava dynasties.
Even when one’s surroundings or family background are unfavorable, bhakti can arise powerfully—devotion depends on inner surrender, not external circumstance.