TEXT 1
sri-narada uvaca
evam vrtah sata-dhrtir
hiranyakasipor atha
pradat tat-tapasa prito
varams tasya sudurlabhan
SYNONYMS
sri-naradah uvacaSri Narada Muni said; evamthus; vrtahsolicited; sata-dhrtihLord Brahma; hiranyakasipohof Hiranyakasipu; athathen; pradatdelivered; tathis; tapasaby the difficult austerities; pritahbeing pleased; varanbenedictions; tasyaunto Hiranyakasipu; su-durlabhanvery rarely obtained.
TRANSLATION
Narada Muni continued: Lord Brahma was very much satisfied by Hiranyakasipus austerities, which were difficult to perform. Therefore, when solicited for benedictions, he indeed granted them, although they were rarely to be achieved.

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