Prahrada or Prahlada

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> SB 7.5.8

> gr?ham a-ni-tam a-hu-ya

> prahra-dam? daitya-ya-jaka-h?

> pras'asya s'laks?n?aya- va-ca-

> samapr?cchanta sa-mabhih?

>

> SYNONYMS

>

> gr?ham — to the place of the teachers (S?an?d?a and Amarka); a-ni-tam —

> brought; a-hu-ya — calling; prahra-dam — Prahla-da; daitya-ya-jaka-h? —

> the priests of the demon Hiran?yakas'ipu; pras'asya — by pacifying;

> s'laks?n?aya- — with a very mild; va-ca- — voice; samapr?cchanta — they

> questioned; sa-mabhih? — by very agreeable words.

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> The sloka says Prahrada, but it's transliterated as Prahlada. Any one

> knows why?

>From the Monier-Williams Dictionary:

Word: pra-hlAda

- N. of a pious Daitya (son of Hiranyakasipu ; cf. {pra-hrAda}) MBh. VP.

 

This 2 names are equal.

 

The name RomaharSaNa in the Mahabharata is LomaharSaNa.

 

ys.: Premamoya d.