SB 7.1.40

SB 7.1.40

Devanagari

जज्ञाते तौ दिते: पुत्रौ दैत्यदानववन्दितौ ।
हिरण्यकशिपुर्ज्येष्ठो हिरण्याक्षोऽनुजस्तत: ॥ ४० ॥

Verse text

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

Synonyms

jajṣāte 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].

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

These two associates of the Lord took birth as the two sons of Diti, Hiraṇyakaśipu being the elder and Hiraṇyākṣa the younger. They were worshipped by the Daityas and Dānavas.