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Prahlada has been given special status in Sikhi as he is mentioned in Gurbani several times.
He is considered a Gurmukh and given a separate identity in Gurmat as he was a true devotee to God (Hari); it's better to call him Bhagat Prahlad.
His story is told in the Adi Granth and again in the Dasam Granth. He was a God loving person. His father Harnaakash was an egoistic and a Manmukh; he did not believe in the supremacy of God; he only believed in himself.
Through performing severe penances and meditation, King Harnaakash had been granted a boon that he would neither be killed by man or beast, with a weapon or without a weapon, during day or night, indoors or outdoors, on earth or in the sky. It is through the protection of this boon that he sought undisputed lordship over the material world. He declared "There is non stronger than I. I am the lord of the three worlds. I should be worshipped as such".
Due to his overwhelming ego, he considered himself to be a god and he declared that there was no other God present on earth. However, to remove his confusion God himself came in the form of Narsingh to settle this mistake. .....More
