Vishnupurana 1.21.1-2
Viṣṇupurāṇa 1.21.1-2
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.21.1
parāśara uvāca:
saṃhlādaputra āyuṣmāñ śibir bāṣkala eva ca
virocanas tu prāhlādir balir jajñe virocanāt //
THE sons of Sanhráda, the son of Hirańyakaśipu, were Áyushmán, Śivi, and Váshkala. Prahláda had a son named Virochana; whose son was Bali, who had a hundred sons, of whom Báńa was the eldest.
1.21.2
baleḥ putraśataṃ tv āsīd bāṇajyeṣṭhaṃ mahāmune
hiraṇyākṣasutāś cāsan sarva eva mahābalāḥ //
THE sons of Sanhráda, the son of Hirańyakaśipu, were Áyushmán, Śivi, and Váshkala. Prahláda had a son named Virochana; whose son was Bali, who had a hundred sons, of whom Báńa was the eldest.
Hirańyáksha also had many sons, all of whom were Daityas of great prowess; Jharjhara, Śakuni, Bhútasantápana, Mahánábha, the mighty-armed and the valiant Táraka. These were the sons of Diti.
Translations (2)
- The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English
Other recensions (1)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) — Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Garuḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit