SB 6.18.45
TEXT 45
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TEXT
श्रीकश्यप उवाच
पुत्रस्ते भविता भद्रे इन्द्रहादेवबान्धवः । संवत्सरं व्रतमिदं यद्यञ्जो धारयिष्यसि ॥ ४५ ॥ sri-kasyapa uvaca
putras te bhavita bhadre
indra-hadeva-bandhavah
samvatsaram vratam idam
yady anjo dharayisyasi
sri-kasyapah uvaca-Kasyapa Muni said; putrah-son; te-your; bhavita-will be; bhadre-O gentle woman; indra-ha-killer of Indra, or follower of Indra; adeva-bandhavah-friend of the demons (or deva-bandhavah-friend of the demigods); samvatsaram-for a year; vratam-vow; idam-this; yadi-if; anjah-properly; dharayisyasi-you will execute.
TRANSLATION
Kasyapa Muni said: My dear gentle wife, if you follow my instructions regarding this vow for at least one year, you will surely get a son who will be able to kill Indra. However, if you deviate from this vow of following the Vaisnava principles, you will get a son who will be favorable to Indra.
PURPORT
The word indra-ha refers to an asura who is always eager to kill Indra. An enemy of Indra is naturally a friend to the asuras, but the word indra-ha also refers to one who follows Indra or who is obedient to him. When one becomes a devotee of Indra, he is certainly a friend to the demigods. Thus the words indra-hadeva-bandhavah are equivocal, for they say, "Your son will kill Indra, but he will be very friendly to the demigods." If a person actually became a friend of the demigods, he certainly would not be able to kill Indra.
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