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
La esposa de Hiraṇyakaśipu se llamaba Kayādhu, una dānavī, hija de Jambha. Ella dio a luz, uno tras otro, a cuatro hijos: Saṁhlāda, Prāg-Anuhlāda, Hlāda y Prahlāda. Su hermana Siṁhikā se casó con Vipracit y engendró a 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.