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Chapter 1: The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone

Verse 40 of 45
SB 7.1.40

जज्ञाते तौ दितेः पुत्रौ दैत्यदानववन्दितौ हिरण्यकशिपुर्ज्येष्ठो हिरण्याक्षो ऽनुजस्ततः

jajñāte tau diteḥ putrau daitya-dānava-vanditau hiraṇyakaśipur jyeṣṭho hiraṇyākṣo 'nujas tataḥ

Synonyms

jajñāte—were born; tau—the two; diteḥ—of Diti; putrau—the sons; daitya-dānava—by all the demons; vanditau—being worshiped; hiraṇyakaśipuḥ—Hiraṇyakaśipu; jyeṣṭhaḥ—the elder; hiraṇyākṣaḥ—Hiraṇyākṣa; anujaḥ—the younger; tataḥ—thereafter..

Translation

These two associates of the Lord—Jaya and Vijaya—later descended to the material world, taking birth as the two sons of Diti, Hiraṇyakaśipu being the elder and Hiraṇyākṣa the younger. They were very much respected by the Daityas and Dānavas [demoniac species].

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