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SB 6.18.69

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 69

athendram āha tātāham
ādityānāṁ bhayāvaham
apatyam icchanty acaraṁ
vratam etat suduṣkaram


SYNONYMS

atha — thereafter; indram — to Indra; āha — spoke; tāta — dear one; aham — I; ādityānām — to the Adityas; bhaya-āvaham — fearful; apatyam — a son; icchantī — desiring; acaram — executed; vratam — vow; etat — this; su-duṣkaram — very difficult to perform.


TRANSLATION

Thereafter, Diti said to Indra: My dear son, I adhered to this difficult vow just to get a son to kill you twelve Adityas.



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