Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 7 - Chapter 1 - Verse 1


Sanskrit:

श्रीनारद उवाचएवं वृत: शतधृतिर्हिरण्यकशिपोरथ ।प्रादात्तत्तपसा प्रीतो वरांस्तस्य सुदुर्लभान् ॥ १ ॥

ITRANS:

śrī-nārada uvācaevaṁ vṛtaḥ śata-dhṛtirhiraṇyakaśipor athaprādāt tat-tapasā prītovarāṁs tasya sudurlabhān

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.

Purport: