Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.18.38

niśamya tad-vaco vipro

vimanāḥ paryatapyata

aho adharmaḥ sumahān

adya me samupasthitaḥ

SYNONYMS

niśamya — hearing; tat-vacaḥ — her words; vipraḥ — the brāhmaṇa; vimanāḥ — aggrieved; paryatapyata — lamented; aho — alas; adharmaḥ — impiety; su-mahān — very great; adya — today; me — upon me; samupasthitaḥ — has come.

TRANSLATION

Upon hearing Diti's request, Kaśyapa Muni was very much aggrieved. "Alas," he lamented, "now I face the danger of the impious act of killing Indra."

PURPORT

Although Kaśyapa Muni was eager to fulfill the desire of his wife Diti, when he heard that she wanted a son to kill Indra his jubilation was immediately reduced to nothing because he was averse to the idea.

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