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.

Thereafter, Diti said to Indra: My dear son, I adhered to this difficult vow just to get a son to kill you twelve Ādityas.