# SB 7.1.42
> तं सर्वभूतात्मभूतं प्रशान्तं समदर्शनम
> भगवत्तेजसा स्पृष्टं नाशक्नोद्धन्तुमुद्यमैः ॥४२॥
## Text
> hiraṇyakaśipuḥ putraṁ
> prahlādaṁ keśava-priyam
> jighāṁsur akaron nānā
> yātanā mṛtyu-hetave
## Synonyms
*hiraṇyakaśipuḥ*—Hiraṇyakaśipu; *putram*—son; *prahlādam*—Prahlāda Mahārāja; *keśava-priyam*—the beloved devotee of Keśava; *jighāṁsuḥ*—desirous of killing; *akarot*—enacted; *nānā*—various; *yātanāḥ*—tortures; *mṛtyu*—death; *hetave*—to cause.
## Translation
**Desiring to kill his son Prahlāda, who was a great devotee of Lord Viṣṇu, Hiraṇyakaśipu tortured him in many ways.**