[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.2396 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2396 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2396 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2396](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2396) When things progressed so far the astonished priests of the palace advised the emperor to put a stop to torturing Prahlāda. Their consoling words alleviated his rage and he sent Prahlāda again to his Guru for another term of study. He stayed with his Guru and continued his studies. Whenever he got leisure he taught the other inmates of the āśrama lessons in Viṣṇumārga. Hiraṇyakaśipu was informed of this and obeying orders from him the asuras gave poison to Prahlāda. That too was of no avail. The royal priests got angry and they created a devil as ferocious as the flames of fire. The devil with mighty thumpings on earth dashed towards Prahlāda and hit him on his breast with its spike. The spike broke into pieces and the devil turning back cursed the priests. Then the daityarāja took him to the top of a mountain twentyfour miles high and pushed him down from there. The boy fell down meditating on Mahāviṣṇu and the goddess of earth received him with extended hands and prevented a painful impact with the ground. The father became furious and sent Śambarasura to kill his son. Śambara tried many magical attacks. Prahlāda without any ill-feeling towards Śambara sat meditating on Mahāviṣṇu and then Viṣṇu sent his Sudarśana wheel against the demon and he was forced to retreat. Then by orders from Hiraṇyakaśipu the wind god entered the body of Prahlāda. Prahlāda knew it and he sat meditating on Viṣṇu and the latter entering the body of Prahlāda drank the wind inside him. When Hiraṇyakaśipu was defeated in all his attempts to kill Prahlāda he sent his son again to his Guru. Then the preceptor taught him everything that was needed for a king and also the science of justice written by Śukrācārya. When Prahlāda completed his education and the Guru felt the boy had become humble he took him back to Hiraṇyakaśipu. - [Previous: c8.2395](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2395) - [Next: c8.2397](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2397) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2396](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2396) · Pramāṇa