Prahlada

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Hindu legendary figure devotee of Vishnu mythological figure

Prahlada is a revered devotee of the Hindu god Vishnu, celebrated for his unwavering faith and righteousness in defiance of his tyrannical father.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu legendary figure ⓘ
devotee of Vishnu ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
associatedWithAvatar Narasimha NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Holika NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithConcept child saint in Hinduism ⓘ
associatedWithFestival Holi NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Multan (in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prahladpuri Temple (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithText Agni Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harivamsa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Padma Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsToTradition Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralEpisode Narasimha incarnation story ⓘ
culture ancient Indian ⓘ
devoteeOf Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ
father Hiranyakashipu NERFINISHED ⓘ
grandfather Kashyapa NERFINISHED ⓘ
grandmother Diti NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingOf Daityas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tripura (in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ
listedAmong twelve mahajanas in Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
mentionedIn Bhagavata Purana, Canto 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother Kayadhu NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor defiance of his father Hiranyakashipu ⓘ
steadfast faith under persecution ⓘ
unwavering devotion to Vishnu ⓘ
opposes demon king Hiranyakashipu’s tyranny ⓘ
persecutedBy Hiranyakashipu NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedBy Narasimha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedLegend Holika Dahan NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roleInNarasimhaStory cause for Vishnu’s Narasimha incarnation ⓘ
symbolizes triumph of devotion over evil ⓘ
victory of dharma over adharma ⓘ
teaches importance of devotion over ritual ⓘ
supremacy of Vishnu ⓘ
virtue bhakti ⓘ
fearlessness ⓘ
forgiveness ⓘ
righteousness ⓘ
worshippedAs mahajana (great devotee) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Narasimha → devotee → Prahlada ⓘ
Hiranyakashipu → fatherOf → Prahlada ⓘ
Holika and Prahlada → hasMember → Prahlada ⓘ
Bhagavata Purana → keyFigure → Prahlada ⓘ
Hiranyakashipu → parentOf → Prahlada ⓘ
Holika and Prahlada → uncleOrAuntOf → Prahlada ⓘ
subject surface form: Holika