Jharjhara · Suvarnaveda

THE LIVING ARCHIVE

About Jharjhara

Hiranyaksha is one of the sons of Diti and the sage Kashyapa. Kashyapa is a progenitor: the Purana uses his marriages and descendants to explain the origins of numerous kinds of beings. Diti’s children form one branch, alongside the families born from his other wives.

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Jharjhara is a daitya son of Hiranyaksha in Vishnu Purana I.21; the passage records genealogy rather than an individual battle narrative. Its domain or narrative association is described as: Puranic genealogical setting.

The principal narrative or teaching contexts are Hiranyaksha-family genealogy.

AT A GLANCE

Identity & Context

Identity: Asura
Form: Daitya genealogical figure
Tradition: Puranic
World & Associations: Puranic genealogical setting

Family & Relationships

ParentHiranyaksha
Wilson I.21 genealogy.

Family Context

These relationships follow the traditions described here. Some details remain uncertain and should not be treated as a single universal genealogy.

IN THE TRADITION

Recorded Context

Hiranyaksha’s Descendants

The named sons of Hiranyaksha include Jharjhara, Shakuni, Bhutasantapana and Mahanabha. The account praises the sons collectively for their prowess. Jharjhara belongs to this sibling group; the praise is shared by the family rather than attached to a separately described feat.

Hiranyaksha’s brother is Hiranyakashipu, whose sons include Prahlada. Another part of the family continues from Prahlada through Virochana to Bali, and then to Bali’s many children, including Bana. These relationships explain why the genealogy places Hiranyaksha’s sons beside several better-known Daitya rulers.

The account then turns to Danu’s descendants, called Danavas. These are a related branch through Kashyapa, but Jharjhara is specifically identified through Hiranyaksha and Diti. The passage preserves his name and family connections without recounting a personal conflict, kingdom or death.

Story Connections

Hiranyaksha-family genealogy

ROLE & ESSENCE

Attributes & Significance

Role

Daitya son of Hiranyaksha in Vishnu Purana I.21; the passage records genealogy rather than an individual battle narrative.

Attributes & Abilities

The available references identify this figure through genealogy or narrative context, without establishing a separate list of individual powers. Powers attributed to a wider group are not automatically assigned to this individual.

TRADITION & MEANING

Traditions & Interpretations

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Vishnu Purana

Artwork & Archive Notes

Objects & Emblems

No named weapon or artifact is specified in this profile’s reference record. This does not establish that the figure never used one.

Visual Identity

Where artwork is shown, it is a contemporary illustrative interpretation. This reference record does not establish a fixed portrait, colour scheme, or complete set of iconographic attributes for this figure.

Tradition Note

The accounts belong to Puranic. Genealogy, theological interpretation, and portrayal can differ between texts and regional retellings.

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Characters & Cosmic Entities1

ParentHiranyakshaDaitya associated with the earth's displacement and defeated by Varaha

Jharjhara is listed among Hiranyaksha’s sons.

The Sacred Library2

Described InVishnu PuranaA Puranic cosmic vision

Described InMahabharataThe great epic

THE LIVING ARCHIVE

About Jharjhara

More About Jharjhara

The principal narrative or teaching contexts are Hiranyaksha-family genealogy.

AT A GLANCE