Saṃhlāda

Saṃhlāda · saṃ-hlāda, “full of joy”

Saṃhlāda is a daitya, one of the four mighty sons of Hiraṇyakaśipu. His brothers are Hlāda, Anuhlāda and Prahlāda. Lomaharshaṇa names him when he tells the munis of the origin of the devas and asuras, in the Brahma Purāṇa.

Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu

From Kaśyapa Prajāpati, Diti bore Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyāksha. The sons of Hiraṇyakaśipu, all of great might, are four: Hlāda, Anuhlāda, Prahlāda and Saṃhlāda.

Of his brothers’ lines the text says: Hlāda’s son was Hlada, and Hlada’s two sons were Śiva and Kāla. Prahlāda’s son was Virocana, and Virocana’s son was Bali, who had a hundred sons, Bāṇa the first, all of them rich in tapas (austerity). The text names no sons of Saṃhlāda.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 3

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 3