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ŚB 6.18.11

Devanagari

दितेर्द्वावेव दायादौ दैत्यदानववन्दितौ ।
हिरण्यकशिपुर्नाम हिरण्याक्षश्च कीर्तितौ ॥ ११ ॥

Text

diter dvāv eva dāyādau
daitya-dānava-vanditau
hiraṇyakaśipur nāma
hiraṇyākṣaś ca kīrtitau

Synonyms

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.

Translation

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.