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| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 4: Hiranyakasipu Terrorizes the Universe |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.4.1
hiranyakasipor atha
varams tasya sudurlabhan
SYNONYMS
sri-naradah uvaca -- Sri Narada Muni said; evam -- thus; vritah -- solicited; sata-dhritih -- Lord Brahma; hiranyakasipoh -- of Hiranyakasipu; atha -- then; pradat -- delivered; tat -- his; tapasa -- by the difficult austerities; pritah -- being pleased; varan -- benedictions; tasya -- unto Hiranyakasipu; su-durlabhan -- very rarely obtained.
TRANSLATION
Narada Muni continued: Lord Brahma was very much satisfied by Hiranyakasipu's austerities, which were difficult to perform. Therefore, when solicited for benedictions, he indeed granted them, although they were rarely to be achieved.
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