SB 7.4.1
Devanāgarī
श्रीनारद उवाच एवं वृत: शतधृतिर्हिरण्यकशिपोरथ । प्रादात्तत्तपसा प्रीतो वरांस्तस्य सुदुर्लभान् ॥ १ ॥
Text
śrī-nārada uvāca evaṁ vṛtaḥ śata-dhṛtir hiraṇyakaśipor atha prādāt tat-tapasā prīto varāṁs tasya sudurlabhān
Synonyms
śrī-nāradaḥuvāca—Śrī Nārada Muni said;evam—thus;vṛtaḥ—solicited;śata-dhṛtiḥ—Lord Brahmā;hiraṇyakaśipoḥ—of Hiraṇyakaśipu;atha—then;prādāt—delivered;tat—his;tapasā—by the difficult austerities;prītaḥ—being pleased;varān—benedictions;tasya—unto Hiraṇyakaśipu;su-durlabhān—very rarely obtained.
Translation
Nārada Muni continued: Lord Brahmā was very much satisfied by Hiraṇyakaśipu’s austerities, which were difficult to perform. Therefore, when solicited for benedictions, he indeed granted them, although they were rarely to be achieved.