SB 7.1.42

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Seventh Canto, Chapter 1: The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone

SB 7.1.41

SB 7.1.43

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 42

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.