जज्ञाते तौ दिते: पुत्रौ दैत्यदानववन्दितौ । हिरण्यकशिपुर्ज्येष्ठो हिरण्याक्षोऽनुजस्तत: ॥ ४० ॥
jajnate tau diteh putrau daitya-danava-vanditau hiranyakasipur jyestho hiranyakso ’nujas tatah
- jajnate
- were born
- tau
- the two
- diteh
- of Diti
- putrau
- the sons
- daitya-danava
- by all the demons
- vanditau
- being worshiped
- hiranyakasipuh
- Hiranyakasipu
- jyesthah
- the elder
- hiranyaksah
- Hiranyaksa
- anujah
- the younger
- tatah
- thereafter.
These two associates of the Lord—Jaya and Vijaya—later descended to the material world, taking birth as the two sons of Diti, Hiranyakasipu being the elder and Hiranyaksa the younger. They were very much respected by the Daityas and Danavas (demoniac species).