SB 6.18.38 • मूल श्लोक

निशम्य तद्वचो विप्रो विमना: पर्यतप्यत । अहो अधर्म: सुमहानद्य मे समुपस्थित: ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

niśamya tad-vaco vipro vimanāḥ paryatapyata aho adharmaḥ sumahān adya me samupasthitaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.””

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
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.