SB 6.18.69 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

अथेन्द्रमाह ताताहमादित्यानां भयावहम् ।

अपत्यमिच्छन्त्यचरं व्रतमेतत्सुदुष्करम् ॥ ६९ ॥

Verse 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Thereafter, Diti said to Indra: My dear son, I adhered to this difficult vow with the desire for a son to be feared by you twelve Ādityas.