Virochana

Virochana
AffiliationDaitya, Asura
TextsPuranas, Mahabharata
Personal information
ParentsPrahlada (father), Dhriti (mother)
SiblingsKumbha, Nikumbha, Ayushman, Shibi (brothers), Virochanā (sister)
SpouseVishalakshi/Devamba/Suruchi(daughter of danava King Brishaparba)
ChildrenMahabali

Virochana (Sanskrit: विरोचन, romanizedVirocana) is an asura king in Hinduism.[1] He is the grandson of Hiranyakashipu, the son of Prahlada (according to the Atharvaveda (VIII.10.22), and the father of Bali.[2]

  1. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (12 April 2009). "Virocana, Virocanā: 21 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ^ Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 75.

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