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ŚB 6.18.69

Devanagari

अथेन्द्रमाह ताताहमादित्यानां भयावहम् ।
अपत्यमिच्छन्त्यचरं व्रतमेतत्सुदुष्करम् ॥ ६९ ॥

Text

athendram āha tātāham
ādityānāṁ bhayāvaham
apatyam icchanty acaraṁ
vratam etat suduṣkaram

Synonyms

atha — thereafter; indram — to Indra; āha — spoke; tāta — dear one; aham — I; ādityānām — to the Ādityas; bhaya-āvaham — fearful; apatyam — a son; icchantī — desiring; acaram — executed; vratam — vow; etat — this; su-duṣkaram — very 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.