Canto 12, Chapter 12

The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized

Verse 18 (SB 12.12.18)
SB 12.12.18 • मूल श्लोक

त्वाष्ट्रस्य जन्म निधनं पुत्रयोश्च दितेर्द्विजा: । दैत्येश्वरस्य चरितं प्रह्लादस्य महात्मन: ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

tvāṣṭrasya janma-nidhanaṁ putrayoś ca diter dvijāḥ daityeśvarasya caritaṁ prahrādasya mahātmanaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tvāṣṭrasya — of the son of Tvaṣṭā (Vṛtra); janma-nidhanam — the birth and death; putrayoḥ — of the two sons, Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu; ca — and; diteḥ — of Diti; dvijāḥ — O brāhmaṇas; daitya-īśvarasya — of the greatest of the Daityas; caritam — the history; prahrādasya — of Prahlāda; mahā-ātmanaḥ — the great soul.

Translation

“O brāhmaṇas, also recounted are the births and deaths of Vṛtrāsura and of Diti’s sons Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu, as well as the history of the greatest of Diti’s descendants, the exalted soul Prahlāda.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda