Hiranyakashyapa

Hiranyakashyapa (हिरण्यकश्यप), Hiranyakasipu, Hiranyakashipu, (हिरण्‍यकशिपु) is an Asura from the Puranic scriptures of Hinduism. Literally it means golden-haired. The Puranas describe Hiranyakashipu as an Asura but he is a daitya, progeny of Kashyapa and his wife Diti. His younger brother, Hiranyaksha was slain by Varaha, one of the Avatars of Vishnu and angered by this, Hiranyakashipu decided to gain magical powers by performing a penance for Lord Brahma. He was subsequently killed by the Narasimha Avatara of Lord Vishnu. His tale depicts the futility of desiring power over others and the strength of God's protection over his fully surrendered devotees (in the case of his son Prahlada).

Jat Gotras from Hiranyakashyapa

Hindol (हिंडोळ) Hindaul (हिंडौल) Hindol (हिंडोल) Hindole (हिंडोले) Hindaul (हिंडौल) are said to be originated from Hiranyakashyapa.

The Gotra is believed to be associated with the mythology of Hiranyakashyapa (हिरण्यकश्यप) and Prahlada mentioned in Bhagavata Purana. Local tradition tells us that Hindon was the capital of Hiranyakashyapa, father of Prahlada. because of this fact the area is known as 'Hiranakus Ki Kher'. 'Kher' in local language means capital.

Genealogy of Hiranyakashipu

The genealogy of Hiranyakashipu is as under:

• Brahma's (ब्रह्मा) son was Maricha'

• Maricha's (मरीच) son was Kashyapa,

• Kashyapa (कश्यप) was an ancient sage (rishi). He is the son of Marichi, one of the ten sons (Maanasa-putras - मानुष-पुत्र) of the Creator Brahma. The Prajapati Daksha gave his thirteen daughters (Aditi, Diti, Kadru, Danu, Arishta, Surasa, Surabhi, Vinata, Tamra, Krodhavasa, Ida, Khasa and Muni in marriage to Kashyapa.

• Hiranyakashipu (हिरण्यकश्यप) and Hiranyaksha were Kashyapa's sons from Diti were, and a daughter Sinhika, who later became the wife of Viprachitti.

• Hiranyakashipu had four sons, Anuhlada, Hlada, Prahlada, and Sanhlada, who further extended the Daityas .

• Hiranyakashipu's (हिरण्यकश्यप) youngest son was Prahlada,

• Prahlada's (प्रहलाद) son was Virochana,

• Virochana's (विरोचन) son was Bali,

• Bali's (बलि) son was Banasura. Banasura's wife's name was Kandala (कन्दला).

Relation with Bhandi in Harsha Charita

The Harsha Charita of Bana/Chapter IV tells us about Bhandi as under:

About this time Yashovati's (mother of Harsha) brother presented his son Bhandi, a boy about eight years of age, to serve the young princes. Tufted with tossing side-locks of curly hair, the boy was like a reborn Kama with his head encircled by the smoke line of the flame of Shiva's anger. Darkened on one side of his body by an earring of sapphire, whitened on the other by the light of a pearl in his ear-ornament, he was like a compound Avatar of Vishnu and Shiva. A diamond bracelet bound about his stout forearm suggested a rejuvenated Parashu-Rama, betokened by the cord of his axe, which was itself all worn away in his slaughter of the Ksatriyas. Curved bits of coral were tied to his neck string, as if he were a reincarnate Hiranyakashipu wearing bits of Narasimha's claws broken against his adamantine breast. Though still a child, he bore himself stiffly, like a seed of the tree of valour.

मुलतान, पाकिस्तान

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है .... मुलतान, पाकिस्तान, (AS, p.753) : जनश्रुति के अनुसार मुल्तान का वास्तविक नाम मूलस्थान. यह एक प्राचीन सूर्य मन्दिर के लिए दूर-दूर तक विख्यात था। भविष्यपुराण 39 की एक कथा में वर्णित है किकृष्ण के पुत्र साम्ब ने दुर्वासा के शाप के परिणामस्वरूप कुष्ठ रोग से पीड़ित होने पर सूर्य की उपासना की थी और मूलस्थान (मुल्तान) में सूर्य मन्दिर बनवाया था। उसने मगद्वीप से सूर्योपासना में दक्ष सोलह मग परिवारों को बुलाया था। ये मग लोग शायद ईरान के निवासी थे और शाकल द्वीप में बसे हुए थे। इस सूर्य मन्दिर के खण्डहर मुल्तान में आज भी स्थित हैं। (दे. मगद्वीप).

स्कन्दपुराण के प्रभासक्षेत्र-माहात्म्य, अध्याय 278 में इस मन्दिर को देविका नदी के तट पर स्थित बताया गया है- 'ततो गच्छेन महादेविमूलस्थानमिति श्रुतम, देविकायास्तट रम्ये भास्करं वारितस्करम'। देविका वर्तमान देह नदी है। युवानच्वांग के समय में सिन्धु और मुल्तान पड़ौसी देश थे। अलबेरूनी ने सौवीर देश का विस्तार मुल्तान तक बताया है। एक प्राचीन किवदंती में मुल्तान को विष्णु के भक्त प्रह्लाद का जन्म स्थान तथा हिरण्यकशिपु की राजधानी माना जाता है। प्रह्लाद के नाम से एक प्रसिद्ध मन्दिर भी यहाँ स्थित है।

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