SB 7.4.1
Text
śrī-nārada uvāca
evaṁ vṛtaḥ śata-dhṛtir
hiraṇyakaśipor atha
prādāt tat-tapasā prīto
varāṁs tasya sudurlabhān
evaṁ vṛtaḥ śata-dhṛtir
hiraṇyakaśipor atha
prādāt tat-tapasā prīto
varāṁs tasya sudurlabhān
Synonyms
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca-Śrī Nārada Muni said; evam-thus; vṛtaḥ-solicited; śata-dhṛtiḥ-Lord Brahmā; hiraṇyakaśipoḥ-of Hiraṇyakaśipu; atha-then; prādāt-delivered; tat-his; tapasā-by the difficult austerities; prītaḥ-being pleased; varān-benedictions; tasya-unto Hiraṇyakaśipu;
su-durlabhān-very rarely obtained.
Translation
Nārada Muni continued: Lord Brahmā was very much satisfied by Hiraṇyakaśipu's austerities, which were difficult to perform. Therefore, when solicited for benedictions, he indeed granted them, although they were rarely to be achieved.