Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69
तस्माद्धिरण्यकशिपुः प्रह्रादस्तस्य चात्मजः । प्रह्रादस्य सुतो नाम्ना विरोचन इति स्मृतः
tasmāddhiraṇyakaśipuḥ prahrādastasya cātmajaḥ | prahrādasya suto nāmnā virocana iti smṛtaḥ
De lui naquit Hiraṇyakaśipu, et son fils fut Prahrāda. Le fils de Prahrāda est rappelé par son nom : Virocana.
Sūta (deduced for Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A lineage tableau: Kaśyapa’s line leading to Hiraṇyakaśipu (austere, formidable), Prahlāda (serene devotee), and Virocana (royal daitya), hinting at the contrast between tyranny and devotion.
FAQs
Even within formidable lineages, dharma and devotion (as embodied by Prahrāda in Purāṇic memory) remain central to sacred history.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the overarching sacred setting of the chapter.
None; the verse functions as genealogical transmission within the māhātmya narrative.