प्रह्राprahrāह्ला [hlā] दः [dḥ], (ह्ला) दः 1 Great joy, pleasure, delight, happiness.
- ह्ला hlā दः dḥ, (ह्ला) दः 1 Great joy, pleasure, delight, happiness.
- Sound.
- A species of rice.
- Name of a son of the demon Hiraṇya-Kaśipu. [According to the Padma Purāṇa, he was a Brāhmaṇa in his previous existence, and when born as son of Hiraṇya-Kaśipu, he still retained his ardent devotion to Viṣṇu. His father, of course, did not like that his own son should be such a devout worshipper of his mortal enemies, the gods, and with the object of getting rid of him, he subjected him to a variety of cruelties; but Prahlāda, by the favour of Viṣṇu, was quite unscathed, and began to preach with even greater earnestness than before the doctrine that Viṣṇu filled all space and was omni-present, omni-scient, omni-potent. HiraṇyaKaśipu in a fit of exasperation asked him "If Viṣṇu is omni-present how do I not see him in the pillar of this hall?" Whereupon Prahlāda struck the pillar with his fist (according to another account, HiraṇyaKaśipu himself angrily kicked the pillar to convince his son of the absurdity of his faith), when Viṣṇu came out half-man and half-lion, and tore HiraṇyaKaśipu to pieces. Prahlāda succeeded his father, and reigned wisely and righteously.]
Derived forms and compounds
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प्रह्रा prahrā ह्ला hlā दन dana, (ह्ला) दन Adjective Gladdening, delighting; प्रह्लादनं ज्योतिरजन्यनेन R.13.4. -नम् Causing joy or delight, gladdening, delighting; यथा प्रह्लादनाच्चन्द्रः R.4.12.
Source: ApteApte entry
