# SB 6.18.69 > अथेन्द्रमाह ताताहमादित्यानां भयावहम > अपत्यमिच्छन्त्यचरं व्रतमेतत्सुदुष्करम ॥६९॥ ## Text > athendram āha tātāham > ādityānāṁ bhayāvaham > apatyam icchanty acaraṁ > vratam etat suduṣkaram ## Synonyms *atha*—thereafter; *indram*—to Indra; *āha*—spoke; *tāta*—dear one; *aham*—I; *ādityānām*—to the Ādityas; *bhaya-āvaham*—fearful; *apatyam*—a son; *icchantī*—desiring; *acaram*—executed; *vratam*—vow; *etat*—this; *su-duṣkaram*—very difficult to perform. ## Translation **Thereafter, Diti said to Indra: My dear son, I adhered to this difficult vow just to get a son to kill you twelve Ādityas.**