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Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

Verse 11 of 73
SB 6.18.11

दितेर्द्वावेव दायादौ दैत्यदानववन्दितौ हिरण्यकशिपुर्नाम हिरण्याक्षश्च कीर्तितौ

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.

Verse 11 of 73