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SB 6.18.69

Devanāgarī

अथेन्द्रमाह ताताहमादित्यानां भयावहम् । अपत्यमिच्छन्त्यचरं व्रतमेतत्सुदुष्करम् ॥ ६९ ॥

Text

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 Ādityas;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 Ādityas.

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