Vishnupurana 1.21.2-3
Viṣṇupurāṇa 1.21.2-3
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- Sanskrit
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.
1.21.3
jharjharaḥ śakuniś caiva bhūtasaṃtāpanas tathā
mahānābho mahābāhuḥ kālanābhas tathāparaḥ //
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 (2)
- Critical edition (BORI) — Sanskrit
- Brahmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit