Canto & Chapters
The Science of God (15 Chapters)
Chapter 145v
The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone
Chapter 255v
Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons
Chapter 334v
Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Plan to Become Immortal
Chapter 438v
Hiraṇyakaśipu Terrorizes the Universe
Chapter 553v
Prahlāda Mahārāja, the Saintly Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Chapter 623v
Prahlāda Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates
Chapter 751v
What Prahlāda Learned in the Womb
Chapter 850v
Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva Slays the King of the Demons
Chapter 955v
Prahlāda Pacifies Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva with Prayers
Chapter 1065v
Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees
Chapter 1127v
The Perfect Society: Four Social Classes
Chapter 1227v
The Perfect Society: Four Spiritual Classes
Chapter 1344v
The Behavior of a Perfect Person
Chapter 1434v
Ideal Family Life
Chapter 1575v
Instructions for Civilized Human Beings
Canto 7, Chapter 1
The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone
Verse 40 (SB 7.1.40)
SB 7.1.40 • मूल श्लोक
जज्ञाते तौ दिते: पुत्रौ दैत्यदानववन्दितौ । हिरण्यकशिपुर्ज्येष्ठो हिरण्याक्षोऽनुजस्तत: ॥ ४० ॥
Transliteration
jajñāte tau diteḥ putrau daitya-dānava-vanditau hiraṇyakaśipur jyeṣṭho hiraṇyākṣo ’nujas tataḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
jajñāte — were born; tau — the two; diteḥ — of Diti; putrau — the sons; daitya-dānava — by all the demons; vanditau — being worshiped; hiraṇyakaśipuḥ — Hiraṇyakaśipu; jyeṣṭhaḥ — the elder; hiraṇyākṣaḥ — Hiraṇyākṣa; anujaḥ — the younger; tataḥ — thereafter.
Translation
“These two associates of the Lord — Jaya and Vijaya — later descended to the material world, taking birth as the two sons of Diti, Hiraṇyakaśipu being the elder and Hiraṇyākṣa the younger. They were very much respected by the Daityas and Dānavas [demoniac species].”