Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 16
Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts
अनुह्रादस्य सूर्यायां बाष्कलो महिषस्तथा । विरोचनस्तु प्राह्रादिर्देव्यां तस्याभवद्बलि: ॥ १६ ॥
anuhrādasya sūryāyāṁ bāṣkalo mahiṣas tathā virocanas tu prāhrādir devyāṁ tasyābhavad baliḥ
अनुह्रादस्य भार्या सूर्याऽभवत्; तस्याṃ बाष्कल-महिषौ पुत्रौ जज्ञाते। प्रह्रादस्य तु विरोचनः पुत्रः; तस्य भार्यायां बलिर्महाराजोऽभवत्।
FAQs
This verse traces Bali’s ancestry: Prahlāda’s son is Virocana, and from Virocana (through his wife Devī) Bali was born; it also notes Anuhlāda’s sons Bāṣkala and Mahiṣa through his wife Sūryā.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is listing the descendants in the Daitya line while narrating the broader history connected to Diti’s progeny; Prahlāda is a key link leading to Virocana and Bali.
They remind a reader that character and destiny unfold through time and relationships; reflecting on saintly figures like Prahlāda and notable devotees like Bali can inspire steadiness in dharma and devotion across generations.