Text 19] Diti Vows to Kill King Indra 221
TEXT 18
aT aeTey fiat SA TROTTAAT |
Tq ATA AMT FATT! 2
f bana aradhya girisarn
lebhe tad-gana-mukhyatam
yat-parsve bhagavan aste
hy adydapi pura-pdlakah
banah—Bana; aradhya—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: |
~ a
FT MAA: TF AAT TAN AAA 11231
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.
