अथेन्द्रमाह ताताहम् आदित्यानां भयावहम् ।
अपत्यमिच्छन्त्यचरं व्रतमेतत्सुदुष्करम् ॥ ६९ ॥
atha-thereafter; indram-to Indra; aha-spoke; tata-dear one; aham-I; adityanam-to the Adityas; bhaya-avaham-fearful; apatyam-a son; icchanti-desiring; acaram-executed; vratam-vow; etat-this; su-duskaram-very difficult to perform.
Thereafter, Diti said to Indra: My dear son, I adhered to this difficult vow just to get a son to kill you twelve Adityas.