SB 6.18.11 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.11

दितेर्द्वावेव दायादौ दैत्यदानववन्दितौ । हिरण्यकशिपुर्नाम हिरण्याक्षश्च कीर्तितौ ॥ ११ ॥

diter dvāv eva dāyādau

[diter dvaav eva daayaadau]

daitya-dānava-vanditau

[daitya-daanava-vanditau]

hiraṇyakaśipur nāma

[hiranyakashipur naama]

hiraṇyākṣaś ca kīrtitau

[hiranyaakshash cha keertitau]

Word-for-word

diteḥ — of Diti dvau — two eva — certainly dāyādau — sons daitya-dānava — by the Daityas and Dānavas vanditau — worshiped hiraṇyakaśipuḥ — Hiraṇyakaśipu nāma — named hiraṇyākṣaḥ — Hiraṇyākṣa ca — also kīrtitau — known.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

diter dvāv eva dāyādau

diteḥ

of Diti

dvau

two

eva

certainly

dāyādau

sons

daitya-dānava-vanditau

daitya-dānava

by the Daityas and Dānavas

vanditau

worshiped

hiraṇyakaśipur nāma

hiraṇyakaśipuḥ

Hiraṇyakaśipu

nāma

named

hiraṇyākṣaś ca kīrtitau

hiraṇyākṣaḥ

Hiraṇyākṣa

also

kīrtitau

known.

First the two sons named Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyākṣa took birth from Diti’s womb. Both of them were very powerful and were worshiped by the Daityas and Dānavas.

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Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Two sons named Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyākṣa, worshiped by the Daityas and Dānavas, took birth from Diti's womb.

Personal Guidance

First Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyākṣa took birth — powerful, worshiped by Daityas and Dānavas. Great power without devotion produces danger, not benefit.

Reflection Questions

Where am I cultivating power that I am not yet pairing with devotion?
What discipline would inflect power toward service?

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