244. Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 18
Sri-kasyapah uvaéca—Kasyapa Muni said; putrah—son; te—your;
bhavita—will be: bhadre—O gentle woman; indra-ha—killer of Indra,
or follower of Indra; adeva-bandhavah—friend of the demons (or deva-
bandhavah—friend of the demigods); sarvatsaram—for a year:
vratam—vow: idam—this; yadi—if; afjah—properly; dhdrayisyasi—
you will execute.
TRANSLATION
Kasyapa Muni said: My dear gentle wife, if you follow my in-
structions regarding this vow for at least one year, you will surely
get a son who will be able to kill Indra. However, if you deviate
from this vow of following the Vaisnava principles, you will get a
son who will be favorable to Indra.
PURPORT
The word indra-ha refers to an asura who is always eager to kill In-
dra. An enemy of Indra is naturally a friend to the asuras, but the word
indra-hd also refers to one who follows Indra or who is obedient to him.
When one becomes a devotee of Indra, he is certainly a friend to the
demigods. Thus the words indra-hadeva-bandhavah are equivocal, for
they say. “Your son will kill Indra, but he will be very friendly to the
demigods.”’ If a person actually became a friend of the demigods, he cer-
tainly would not be able to kill Indra.
TEXT 46
flava
areas aa srereare arate aah F |
afta we fafa aad afta arega esl
ditir uvdca
dharayisye vratarh brahman
briihi kdrydni yani me
yani ceha nisiddhani
na vratam ghnanti yany uta
