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Hiranyakshipu / हिरण्यकशिपु
- Name of a Daitya king, son of Kashyap by his wife Diti, and the twin-brother of Hiranyaksh.
- Hiranyakashipu had obtained a boon from Brahma that he should not be slain by either god or man or animal, by night or by day, hence he be-came all-powerful.
- He prohibited his subjects from talking or thinking of Vishnu, who he hated, specially more so after Vishnu had killed his brother Hiranyaksh.
- When, however, his pious son Prahlad praised Vishnu, Hiranyakashipu tried to kill him.
- Vishnu then took on his fourth incarnation. He appeared out of a pillar at twilight, in the form of Narsingh, half man, half lion, and tore Hiranyakashipu to pieces.