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Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

Verse 38 of 73
SB 6.18.38

निशम्य तद्वचो विप्रो विमनाः पर्यतप्यत अहो अधर्मः सुमहानद्य मे समुपस्थितः

niśamya tad-vaco vipro vimanāḥ paryatapyata aho adharmaḥ sumahān adya me samupasthitaḥ

Synonyms

niśamyahearing; tat-vacaḥher words; vipraḥthe brāhmaṇa; vimanāḥaggrieved; paryatapyatalamented; ahoalas; adharmaḥimpiety; su-mahānvery great; adyatoday; meupon me; samupasthitaḥhas come..

Translation

Upon hearing Diti's request, Kaśyapa Muni was very much aggrieved. "Alas," he lamented, "now I face the danger of the impious act of killing Indra."

Purport

Although Kaśyapa Muni was eager to fulfill the desire of his wife Diti, when he heard that she wanted a son to kill Indra his jubilation was immediately reduced to nothing because he was averse to the idea.

Verse 38 of 73
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