Hiranyakashipu
E103906
Hiranyakashipu is a powerful demon king from Hindu mythology, best known as the tyrannical father of Prahlada and the antagonist slain by Vishnu’s Narasimha avatar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hiranyakashipu canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T874066 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hiranyakashipu Context triple: [Holi, associatedWithLegend, Hiranyakashipu]
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A.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya is the charioteer and seer in the Mahabharata who, granted divine vision, narrates the events of the Kurukshetra war to the blind king Dhritarashtra.
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B.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya was an early Javanese king traditionally regarded as the founder of the Mataram (Medang) Kingdom and the Sanjaya dynasty in Central Java.
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C.
Shiva
Shiva is a principal Hindu god revered as the destroyer and transformer within the religion’s divine trinity, associated with asceticism, cosmic dance, and the cycle of creation and dissolution.
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D.
Indra
Indra is the king of the gods and lord of storms, war, and the heavens in ancient Vedic and Hindu mythology.
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E.
Hudra
The Hudra is a principal liturgical book of the Syriac tradition, containing prayers, hymns, and rites used throughout the liturgical year.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hiranyakashipu Target entity description: Hiranyakashipu is a powerful demon king from Hindu mythology, best known as the tyrannical father of Prahlada and the antagonist slain by Vishnu’s Narasimha avatar.
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A.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya is the charioteer and seer in the Mahabharata who, granted divine vision, narrates the events of the Kurukshetra war to the blind king Dhritarashtra.
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B.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya was an early Javanese king traditionally regarded as the founder of the Mataram (Medang) Kingdom and the Sanjaya dynasty in Central Java.
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C.
Shiva
Shiva is a principal Hindu god revered as the destroyer and transformer within the religion’s divine trinity, associated with asceticism, cosmic dance, and the cycle of creation and dissolution.
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D.
Indra
Indra is the king of the gods and lord of storms, war, and the heavens in ancient Vedic and Hindu mythology.
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E.
Hudra
The Hudra is a principal liturgical book of the Syriac tradition, containing prayers, hymns, and rites used throughout the liturgical year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asura
ⓘ
demon king ⓘ mythological character ⓘ |
| associatedAvatarOfVishnu | Narasimha ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Holi (through the story of Holika and Prahlada)
ⓘ
linked to:
Holi
|
| attemptedToKill | Prahlada multiple times ⓘ |
| boonDetails |
could not be killed by any weapon
ⓘ
could not be killed by man or beast ⓘ could not be killed during day or night ⓘ could not be killed inside or outside ⓘ could not be killed on earth or in the sky ⓘ |
| brotherOf | Hiranyaksha ⓘ |
| devoteeOf | Brahma ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Indra
ⓘ
the devas ⓘ
linked to:
Devas
|
| ethnicity | daitya ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Prahlada ⓘ |
| killedAt | threshold of a doorway ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Narasimha
ⓘ
Vishnu in his Narasimha avatar ⓘ |
| killedHow | torn apart by Narasimha’s claws ⓘ |
| killedWhen | twilight ⓘ |
| kingdom |
the asuras
ⓘ
linked to:
Asura
|
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| lineage |
descendant of Diti
ⓘ
descendant of Kashyapa ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | “one who is clothed in gold and soft beds” (symbolizing extreme sensual enjoyment) ⓘ |
| moralLesson | divine protection of true devotion over tyranny ⓘ |
| mythology | Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being slain by Vishnu’s Narasimha avatar
ⓘ
being the tyrannical father of Prahlada ⓘ |
| obtainedBoonFrom | Brahma ⓘ |
| opposedDeity | Vishnu ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Holika
ⓘ
linked to:
Holika and Prahlada
Prahlada ⓘ |
| persecuted |
Prahlada for his devotion to Vishnu
ⓘ
linked to:
Holika and Prahlada
|
| persecutedDevoteesOf | Vishnu ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role | antagonist in the Narasimha narrative ⓘ |
| sibling | Hiranyaksha ⓘ |
| spouse | Kayadhu ⓘ |
| symbolism |
arrogance born of great power
ⓘ
ego that challenges divinity ⓘ |
| textMentionedIn |
Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
Vishnu Purana ⓘ other Puranic texts ⓘ |
| title | king of the daityas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hiranyakashipu Description of subject: Hiranyakashipu is a powerful demon king from Hindu mythology, best known as the tyrannical father of Prahlada and the antagonist slain by Vishnu’s Narasimha avatar.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.