Character

钵罗诃罗陀

प्रह्लादPrahlāda

Also called Prahlad

verses
1,251
books
24
chapters
316
Child of
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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 钵罗诃罗陀, book by book.

    • 7.5.2

      那二人接纳了国王送来的孩童普罗诃罗陀(通晓治国之道),并与其他阿修罗之子一同在学舍中教导诸课。

    • 7.9.3

      随后,梵天对近旁站立的普拉赫拉达说:“孩子,主那罗辛哈天神对你那阿修罗之父极其震怒;请上前安抚主。”

    • 7.7.1

      那罗陀牟尼说:普拉赫拉达虽生于阿修罗族,却是最伟大的奉主者。被同学——魔族之子们问及,他忆起我所说的话,含笑作答。

    • 7.2.18.66

      那愚钝之徒折磨以普罗诃罗陀为首的诸子;当诸子被迫诵读课业时,普罗诃罗陀亦诵出了那段教诲。

    • 7.4.17.1

      普罗诃罗陀说道:“在诸圣地(tīrtha)依正法完成沐浴灌顶之仪,并如法奉献供养之资(dakṣiṇā)之后,当礼敬那位主宰——名为克里希纳(Kṛṣṇa)的至上人格(Puruṣa Parama)。”

    • 7.4.4.1

      普罗诃罗陀曰:既蒙哈利如法礼敬供养,那位最上婆罗门心满意足,对凯沙瓦说道:“请说吧——择取一愿。”

    • 2.39.1

      2.39 第三十九章:恰瓦那起源之叙述。顶礼伽内什。穆达格拉说:其后帕拉达成为阿修罗中之王,为毗湿奴之虔信者。彼舍弃怨恨,受诸天尊崇而发光。

    • 2.73.6

      噢,高尚的普拉拉德,请依礼法崇拜他。凭借单牙者的恩典,你将从诅咒中解脱。

    • 2.58.1

      第五十八章:阎摩诅咒之描述。向吉祥格内舍致敬。普拉赫拉德说:听我说,格里萨玛达,贫困者的保护者,现在请告诉我,这位名叫布鲁顺迪的圣人是谁?

    • 1.43.1

      随后,即便住在师尊家中,那位通晓万物、纯净之心依止于不退转之主(阿秋塔)的普拉拉德,在世俗活动中表现得如同愚钝之人,却始终看到整个宇宙都充满了无尽之主(阿南塔)。

    • 1.42.1

      那位以对哈里的虔诚为真正装饰的魔王之子(普拉拉德),很快被众魔带到了古鲁的家中。随着时间的流逝,这位瑜伽士在习得一切知识的同时步入了青春。

    • 1.41.2

      “无罪的人啊,请详细告诉我普拉拉德的故事。伟大的瑜伽士啊,因你的恩典,我们感到很荣幸,伟大的圣哲啊。”

Key chapters

The chapters where 钵罗诃罗陀 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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