Hiraṇyakaśipu

Summary

Hiraṇyakaśipu is an asura^[1]. He ranks in the top 7% of asura entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (740 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hiraṇyakaśipu's father was Kashyapa^[3].
• Hiraṇyakaśipu's mother was Diti^[4].
• A child of Hiraṇyakaśipu was Prahlada^[5].
• A child of Hiraṇyakaśipu was Sinhika^[6].
• Hiraṇyakaśipu's image is recorded as (An) Avatar of Vishnu in the form of the man-lion Narasimha, Holika Holi, 12th Century Indian Art, Museum of San Francisco.jpg^[7].
• Hiraṇyakaśipu is recorded as male^[8].
• Hiraṇyakaśipu's instance of is recorded as asura^[9].
• Hiraṇyakaśipu's killed by is recorded as Narasimha^[10].
• Hiraṇyakaśipu's Commons category is recorded as Narasimha^[11].
• Hiraṇyakaśipu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pj48^[12].
• Hiraṇyakaśipu's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Hiranyakashipu^[13].
• Hiraṇyakaśipu's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 10638^[14].
• Hiraṇyakaśipu's name is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'हिरण्यकशिपु'}^[15].
• Hiraṇyakaśipu's sibling is recorded as Hiraṇyākṣa^[16].
• Hiraṇyakaśipu's sibling is recorded as Holikā^[17].
• Hiraṇyakaśipu's Quora topic ID is recorded as Hiranyakashipu-1^[18].

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Origins and Family

Hiraṇyakaśipu's father was Kashyapa^[3]. His mother was Diti^[4].

Personal Life

Children include Prahlada^[5], an asura^[19] and Sinhika^[6], an asura^[20].

Why It Matters

Hiraṇyakaśipu ranks in the top 7% of asura entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (740 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

FAQs

Who were Hiraṇyakaśipu's parents?

Hiraṇyakaśipu's father was Kashyapa^[3]. Hiraṇyakaśipu's mother was Diti^[4].