Text 19]
Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
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TEXT 18
बाण आराध्य गिरिशं लेभे तद्गणमुख्यताम् । यत्पार्श्वे भगवानास्ते ह्यधापि पुरपालकः ॥१८॥
bāṇa ārādhya giriśaṁ lebhe tad-gaṇa-mukhyatām yat-pārśve bhagavān āste hy adyāpi pura-pālakaḥ
bāṇaḥ—Bāṇa; ārādhya—having worshiped; giriśam—Lord Śiva; lebhe—obtained; tat—of him (Lord Śiva); gaṇa-mukhyatām—the plat- form of being one of the chief associates; yat-pārśve—beside whom; bhagavān—Lord Śiva; āste—remains; hi—because of which; adya— now; api—even; pura-pālakaḥ—the protector of the capital.
TRANSLATION
Since King Bāṇa was a great worshiper of Lord Śiva, he became one of Lord Śiva's most celebrated associates. Even now, Lord Śiva protects King Bāṇa's capital and always stands beside him.
TEXT 19
मरुतश्च दितेः पुत्राश्चत्वारिंशन्नवाधिकाः । त आसन्नप्रजाः सर्वे नीता इन्द्रेण सात्मताम् ॥१९॥
marutaś ca diteḥ putrāś catvāriṁśan navādhikāḥ ta āsann aprajāḥ sarve nītā indreṇa sātmatām
marutaḥ—the Maruts; ca—and; diteḥ—of Diti; putrāḥ—sons; catvāriṁśat—forty; nava-adhikāḥ—plus nine; te—they; āsan—were; aprajāḥ—without sons; sarve—all; nītāḥ—were brought; indreṇa—by Indra; sa-ātmatām—to the position of demigods.