anuhlāda

anuhlāda Tatpur. m. (-daḥ) The same as anuhrāda. E. anu and

hlāda.

anu-hrāda or anu-hlāda, as, m. N. of a son of Hiraṇya-kaśipu, Hariv.

anuhlāda (von hlād mit anu) m. = anuhrāda MBH. 1, 2526. VP. 124.

anuhlāda auch MBH. 1, 2643; die Bomb. Ausg. aber an beiden Stellen anuhrāda und so auch fast alle Hdschrr. des VP.; vgl. VP. II, 30.

Anuhlāda (B. °hrā°), son of Hiraṇyakaśipu. § 89 (Hiraṇya-

kaśipu): I, 65, 2526.—§ 130 (Aṃśāvat.): 67, 2643

(incarnated as Dhṛṣṭaketu).—Cf. Daitya.

Anuhl(r)āda — a son of Kayādhu and Hiraṇyakaśipu;

wife Sūrmyā. Father of Bāṣkala and Mahīṣa;¹ also of Vāyu

and Sinīvāli from whom the hālāhala gaṇa came;² as asura

of the Vitalam. His daughter was married by Rajatanābha,

the yakṣa.³ [Footnote] 1) Bhā. VI. 18. 13, 16: Br. III. 5. 33. [Footnote] 2) M. 6. 9; Vā. 67. 70,

75; Vi. I. 15. 142. [Footnote] 3) Br. II. 20. 26; III. 7. 119; Vā. 50. 25.

ANUHLĀDA . Brother of Prahlāda.

1) Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu thus: Viṣṇu,

Brahmā, Kaśyapa Hiraṇyakaśipu, Anuhlāda.

2) Birth. Kaśyapa married Diti, daughter of Daṣka. Diti

was a younger sister of Aditi. The sons of Aditi became

devas and the sons of Diti became asuras. Diti gave

birth to two sons named Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇya-

kaṣipu and a daughter Siṃhikā. Siṃhikā was given in

marriage to Vipracitti. They had two sons, Rāhu and

Ketu. Five sons were born to Hiraṇyākṣa and four sons

were born to Hiraṇyakaśipu. These four sons were:

Anuhlāda, Hlāda, Prahlāda and Saṃhlāda. (Viṣṇu

Purāṇa, Aṃśa 1, Chapter 15 and Agni Purāṇa, Chap-

ter 19).