Save Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts प्रह्लाद(Sanskrit) Meaning & History Means "joy, pleasure, delight" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu text the Bhagavata Purana this is a prince saved by Narasimha, an avatar of Vishnu. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesPrahlad(Bengali) Prahalad, Prahlad(Hindi) Prahlad(Marathi) Prahlad(Odia) Categories emotions, happiness, princes