Virochana | |
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Affiliation | Daitya, Asura |
Texts | Puranas, Mahabharata |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Prahlada (father), Dhriti (mother) |
Siblings | Kumbha, Nikumbha, Ayushman, Shibi (brothers), Virochanā (sister) |
Spouse | Vishalakshi and Devi |
Children | Mahabali |
Virochana (Sanskrit: विरोचन, romanized: Virocana) 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]