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SB 6.18.11

Devanāgarī

दितेर्द्वावेव दायादौ दैत्यदानववन्दितौ । हिरण्यकशिपुर्नाम हिरण्याक्षश्च कीर्तितौ ॥ ११ ॥

Text

diter dvāv eva dāyādau daitya-dānava-vanditau hiraṇyakaśipur nāma hiraṇyākṣaś ca kīrtitau

Synonyms

diteḥ—of Diti;dvau—two;eva—certainly;dāyādau—sons;daitya-dānava—by the Daityas and Dānavas;vanditau—worshiped;hiraṇyakaśipuḥ—Hiraṇyakaśipu;nāma—named;hiraṇyākṣaḥ—Hiraṇyākṣa;ca—also;kīrtitau—known.

Translation

First the two sons named Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyākṣa took birth from Diti’s womb. Both of them were very powerful and were worshiped by the Daityas and Dānavas.

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