श्रीब्रह्मोवाच तातेमे दुर्लभा: पुंसां यान् वृणीषे वरान् मम । तथापि वितराम्यङ्ग वरान् यद्यपि दुर्लभान् ॥ २ ॥
sri-brahmovaca tateme durlabhah pumsam yan vrnise varan mama tathapi vitaramy anga varan yadyapi durlabhan
- sri-brahma uvaca
- Lord Brahma said
- tata
- O dear son
- ime
- all these
- durlabhah
- very rarely obtained
- pumsam
- by men
- yan
- those which
- vrnise
- you ask
- varan
- benedictions
- mama
- from me
- tathapi
- still
- vitarami
- I shall deliver
- anga
- O Hiranyakasipu
- varan
- the benedictions
- yadyapi
- although
- durlabhan
- not generally available.
Lord Brahma said: O Hiranyakasipu, these benedictions for which you have asked are difficult to obtain for most men. Nonetheless, O my son, I shall grant you them although they are generally not available.