Canto 6, Chapter 18

Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

Verse 63 (SB 6.18.63)
SB 6.18.63 • मूल श्लोक

तमूचु: पाट्यमानास्ते सर्वे प्राञ्जलयो नृप । किं न इन्द्र जिघांससि भ्रातरो मरुतस्तव ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

tam ūcuḥ pāṭyamānās te sarve prāñjalayo nṛpa kiṁ na indra jighāṁsasi bhrātaro marutas tava

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tam — to him; ūcuḥ — said; pāṭyamānāḥ — being aggrieved; te — they; sarve — all; prāñjalayaḥ — with folded hands; nṛpa — O King; kim — why; naḥ — us; indra — O Indra; jighāṁsasi — do you want to kill; bhrātaraḥ — brothers; marutaḥ — Maruts; tava — your.

Translation

“O King, being very much aggrieved, they pleaded to Indra with folded hands, saying, “Dear Indra, we are the Maruts, your brothers. Why are you trying to kill us?””

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda