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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.69

अथेन्द्रमाह ताताहमादित्यानां भयावहम् । अपत्यमिच्छन्त्यचरं व्रतमेतत्सुदुष्करम् ॥ ६९ ॥
athendram āha tātāham
[athendram aaha taataaham]
ādityānāṁ bhayāvaham
[aadityaanaam bhayaavaham]
apatyam icchanty acaraṁ
[apatyam ichchanty acharam]
vratam etat suduṣkaram
[vratam etat sudushkaram]
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
athendram āha tātāham
atha
thereafter
indram
to Indra
āha
spoke
tāta
dear one
aham
I
ādityānāṁ bhayāvaham
ādityānām
to the Ādityas
bhaya-āvaham
fearful
apatyam icchanty acaraṁ
apatyam
a son
icchantī
desiring
acaram
executed
vratam etat suduṣkaram
vratam
vow
etat
this
su-duṣkaram
very difficult to perform.
Thereafter, Diti said to Indra: My dear son, I adhered to this difficult vow just to get a son to kill you twelve Ādityas.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
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.
Diti said: 'I followed the difficult vow just to get one son to kill you twelve Ādityas.' She owns her original purpose now.
Reflection Questions
  • Can I own a past purpose, even a wrong one, without softening?
  • What does that ownership unlock?
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