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Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

Verse 69 of 73
SB 6.18.69

अथेन्द्रमाह ताताहमादित्यानां भयावहम् अपत्यमिच्छन्त्यचरं व्रतमेतत्सुदुष्करम्

athendram āha tātāham ādityānāṁ bhayāvaham apatyam icchanty acaraṁ vratam etat suduṣkaram

Synonyms

athathereafter; indramto Indra; āhaspoke; tātadear one; ahamI; ādityānāmto the Ādityas; bhaya-āvahamfearful; apatyama son; icchantīdesiring; acaramexecuted; vratamvow; etatthis; su-duṣkaramvery 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.

Verse 69 of 73
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