# 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.**