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
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 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.