Text 13]
Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
217
TRANSLATION
Now let me describe the sons of Diti, who were begotten by Kaśyapa but who became demons. In this demoniac family the great devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja appeared, and Bali Mahārāja also appeared in that family. The demons are technically known as Daityas because they proceeded from the womb of Diti.
TEXT 11
दितेद्वविव दायादौ दैत्यदानववन्दितौ । हिरण्यकशिपुर्नाम हिरण्याक्षश्च कीर्तितौ ॥११॥
diter dvāv eva dāyādau daitya-dānava-vanditau hiraṇyakaśipur nāma hiraṇyākṣaś ca kīrtitau
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.
TEXTS 12-13
हिरण्यकशिपोर्मायां कयाधुर्नाम दानवो । जम्भस्य तनया सा तु सुषुवे चतुरः सुतान् ॥१२॥ संहादं प्रागनुहादं हादं ग्रहादमेव च । तत्स्वसा सिंहिका नाम राहुं विप्रचितोऽग्रहीत् ॥१३॥
hiraṇyakaśipor bhāryā kayādhur nāma dānavī