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  "name":"SB 7.1.42",
  "h1":"SB 7.1.42",
  "label":"Text 42",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.1.42",
  "description":"Desiring to kill his son Prahlāda, who was a great devotee of Lord Viṣṇu, Hiraṇyakaśipu tortured him in many ways."

} —

SB 7.1.42

Text

hiraṇyakaśipuḥ putraṁ
prahlādaṁ keśava-priyam
jighāṁsur akaron nānā
yātanā mṛtyu-hetave

Synonyms

hiraṇyakaśipuḥ—Hiraṇyakaśipu; putram—son; prahlādam—Prahlāda Mahārāja; keśava-priyam—the beloved devotee of Keśava; jighāṁsuḥ—desirous of killing; akarot—enacted; nānā—various; yātanāḥ—tortures; mṛtyu—death; hetave—to cause.

Translation

Desiring to kill his son Prahlāda, who was a great devotee of Lord Viṣṇu, Hiraṇyakaśipu tortured him in many ways.