“I seek from thee the gift of immortality. I implore thee, grant me eternal life, O Lord.” Brahma stood silent, for what Hiranyakashipu had demanded could not be granted. The burden of ...

Vaikuntha is said to be a paradise like no other, regarded as the highest spiritual realm that one could attain, according to Hindu mythology ... born as the asuras Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu.