Text 19] Diti Vows to Kill King Indra 221

TEXT 18

aT aeTey fiat SA TROTTAAT |
TUT ATA TMT FATT: |i

f bana aradhya girisarn

lebhe tad-gana-mukhyatam
yat-parsve bhagavan aste

hy adydapi pura-pdlakah

bénah—Bana; dradhya—having worshiped; girisam—Lord Siva;
lebhe—obtained; tat—of him (Lord Siva); gana-mukhyatam—the plat-
form of being one of the chief associates; yat-pdrsve—beside whom;
bhagavan—Lord Siva; dste—remains; hi—because of which; adya—
now; api—even; pura-palakah—the protector of the capital.

TRANSLATION

Since King Bana was a great worshiper of Lord Siva, he became
one of Lord Siva’s most celebrated associates. Even now, Lord Siva
protects King Bana’s capital and always stands beside him.

TEXT 19

qeda fea: gaaeanfiaaafiar: |
FT MATA: A AMAT RT AAA 1281

marutas ca diteh putras
catvarimsan navadhikah

ta dsann aprajah sarve
nita indrena satmatam

marutah—the Maruts; ca—and; diteh—of Diti; putrah—sons;
catvdrimsat—forty; nava-adhikah—plus nine; te—they; dsan—were;
aprajah—without sons; sarve—all; nitah—were brought; indrena—by
Indra; sa-dtmatam—to the position of demigods.
