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  "name":"SB 6.18.69",
  "h1":"SB 6.18.69",
  "label":"Text 69",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.18.69",
  "description":"Thereafter, Diti said to Indra: My dear son, I adhered to this difficult vow just to get a son to kill you twelve Ādityas."

} —

SB 6.18.69

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.