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Hiranyakashipu or Hiranyakasipu or Hiranyakashipa ((サンスクリット:हिरण्यकशिपु), "clothed in gold"; the name is said to depict one who is very much fond of wealth and sex life: ''hiranya'' "gold," ''kashipu'' "soft cushion") is an Asura from the Puranic scriptures of Hinduism. His younger brother, Hiranyaksha was slain by Varaha, one of the Avatars of Vishnu. 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). Hiranyakashipu was king of Matsya Kingdom and his capital was what is now called Hindaun City, Rajasthan). The story of Hiranyakashipu is in three parts. The first has to do with the curse of the Four Kumaras on the gatekeepers of Vaikuntha, Jaya and Vijaya, which causes them to be born as the asuras Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha. The second part deals with Hiranyakashipu's penance to propitiate Brahma and gain a boon from him. The final part deals with his efforts to kill his son Prahlada (a devotee of Vishnu) and his subsequent death at the hands of Narasimha. ==Birth== (詳細はBhagavata Purana, Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha are Vishnu's gatekeepers Jaya and Vijaya, born on earth as the result of a curse from the Four Kumaras. According to sources, the birthplace of Hiranyakashipu is Moolsthan (present-day Multan). In ''Satya Yuga'', Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha - together called the ''Hiranya''s - were born to Diti (daughter of Daksha Prajapathi) and the sage Kashyapa. It is said that asuras were born to them as a result of their union at the time of dusk, which was said to be an inauspicious time for such a deed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hiranyakashipu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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