Character

Prahlada

प्रह्लादPrahlāda

Also called Prahlad

verses
1,251
books
24
chapters
316
Child of
Hiranyakashipu

What the texts say

In the Bhagavata Purana, Prahlada is a great devotee of Vishnu, son of Hiranyakashipu, king of the demons. Bhagavatam 7.1.42, 7.5.6 Hiranyakashipu tried to kill him with elephants, snakes and poison, but failed. Bhagavatam 7.5.43 The Lord appeared in a wonderful form, neither man nor lion, to prove Prahlada's word that He is present even within a pillar. Bhagavatam 7.8.17 Prahlada's prayers pacified Narasimha, the Lord in that form, who gave up His anger. Bhagavatam 7.9.51 Bali, Prahlada's grandson, recalls that Prahlada declined Narasimha's offer of his father's kingdom and liberation, asking only to serve the Lord's servant. Bhagavatam 5.24.25

Where to read

Every verse that names Prahlada, book by book.

  1. Bhagavatam

    389 verses · 39 chapters

    All 389 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 7.5.2

      Raja ne Prahlad ko unke paas bheja tha padhne ke liye. Prahlad baccha tha, par bahut samajhdar tha. Dono guru ne usse padhaya, aur saath mein aur asuron ke bacchon ko bhi padhaya.

    • 7.9.3

      Brahma ne Prahlad ko bheja jo paas khada tha. Brahma ne kaha, beta, Narasimha bhagwan tumhare baap pe bahut gussa hain. Jao unhe shaant kar do.

    • 7.7.1

      Narad Muni ne kaha, Prahlad daitya parivar mein paida hua, lekin woh sabse bada bhakt tha. Jab uske doston ne usse poocha, woh meri baatein yaad karke muskuraya aur phir jawab diya.

  2. Skanda Purana

    216 verses · 72 chapters

    All 216 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 7.2.18.66

      Woh murkh apne beton ko satata tha, Prahlad sabse bada tha unmein. Jab baache padhai kar rahe the, Prahlad ne bhi wohi padha.

    • 7.4.17.1

      Prahlad ne kaha, tirtho mein naha ke dakshina deni chahiye. Uske baad Krishna bhagwan ki puja karni chahiye, woh sabse bade hain.

    • 7.4.4.1

      Prahlad ne kaha, Hari ne us brahmin ki poora puja ki. Woh khush ho gaya. Phir Keshav se bola, koi vardaan maang lo.

  3. Mudgala Purana

    104 verses · 39 chapters

    All 104 verses in the Mudgala Purana
    • 2.39.1

      Yeh adhyay 39 hai, ismein Chyavana kaise paida hua yeh bataya gaya hai. Ganesha ko namaskar. Mudgala ne kaha, uske baad Prahlad daityon ka raja bana. Woh Vishnu ka bhakt tha. Usne dushmani chhod di, aur devataon ne uski izzat ki.

    • 2.73.6

      Prahlad, tu bhagwan ki puja kar sahi tarike se. Ekadanta ki kripa se tera shap toot jayega.

    • 2.58.1

      Ab chapter 58 shuru hota hai. Isme Yama ka shaap ke baare mein bataya jayega. Prahlad bolte hain ki Gritsamada, meri baat sun. Tu garibon ki madad karta hai. Ek rishi ka naam Bhrushundi hai. Woh kaun hai, mujhe batao.

  4. Narasimha Purana

    83 verses · 5 chapters

    All 83 verses in the Narasimha Purana
    • 1.43.1

      Phir woh guru ke ghar mein rehne laga. Usko sab pata tha, uska mann bilkul saaf tha aur woh bhagwan mein laga hua tha. Bahar ka kaam karte waqt woh aisa dikhta tha jaise kuch samajh mein nahi aa raha. Woh har waqt dekhta tha ki bhagwan…

    • 1.42.1

      Prahlad daitya raja ka beta tha, aur uska asli gehna thi Hari ki bhakti. Daitya log use jaldi guru ke ghar le gaye. Waqt ke saath usne poora gyaan seekh liya aur jawan ho gaya. Woh yogi ban gaya.

    • 1.41.2

      Prahlad ki kahani mujhe detail mein bata do, bina kisi paap wale. Tum jaise bade yogi ho, tumhari kripa se hum bahut khush hain, bade rishi.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Prahlada matters most.

  1. Prahlāda Rejects Demonic Diplomacy and Proclaims Navadhā Bhakti

    Bhagavatam 7.5 · 53 verses

    Devotee-son who overturns asuric pedagogy by defining true…

  2. Prahlāda-stuti and the Lord’s Benediction Offer

    Bhagavatam 7.9 · 47 verses

    Chosen emissary who alone can approach the Lord

  3. Nārada’s Protection of Kayādhu and Prahlāda’s Womb-Instructions: Ātma-tattva and the Path of Bhakti

    Bhagavatam 7.7 · 35 verses

    Recipient and later transmitter of womb-instructions

  4. Prahlāda Rejects Material Boons; Forgives His Father; Tripura and the Power of Remembrance

    Bhagavatam 7.10 · 33 verses

    Embodiment of niṣkāma-bhakti

  5. Prahlāda Instructs the Sons of Demons: Begin Bhakti from Childhood; Household Attachment as Bondage; Nārāyaṇa as the All-Pervading Supersoul

    Bhagavatam 7.6 · 19 verses

    Teacher-preacher among asura boys

  6. Nṛsiṁhadeva Appears from the Pillar and Slays Hiraṇyakaśipu

    Bhagavatam 7.8 · 14 verses

    The devotee-witness whose truthful siddhānta forces the Lord’s…

  7. सभा-पर्व, अध्याय ६१ · द्रौपदी-प्रश्नः, सभाधर्मः, सत्यवचन-नियमः

    Mahabharata 2.61 · 13 verses

    Model interlocutor in a didactic legal-moral dialogue

  8. Prahlada's Instructions, Persecution, and the Divine Vision of Lord Vishnu

    Narasimha Purana 1.43 · 48 verses

  9. Vāmana’s Yogic Instruction, Tattva Taxonomy, and the Bali-Trivikrama Episode

    Skanda Purana 7.2.18 · 25 verses

  10. Śīla-prāpti and Śīla-lakṣaṇa (शीलप्राप्ति-शीललक्षणम्) · On the Acquisition and Marks of Character

    Mahabharata 12.124 · 24 verses

    Central exemplar: ruler whose dominion is explicitly attributed…

Key episodes

  1. Prahlada, the Child Devotee

    Bhagavatam 7.4-7.10

  2. Narasimha Appears from the Pillar

    Bhagavatam 7.8-7.9

  3. Vamana and King Bali: The Three Steps

    Bhagavatam 8.15-8.23

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