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Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

Verse 29 of 73
SB 6.18.29

एवं स्त्रिया जडीभूतो विद्वानपि मनोज्ञया बाढमित्याह विवशो न तच्चित्रं हि योषिति

evaṁ striyā jaḍībhūto vidvān api manojñayā bāḍham ity āha vivaśo na tac citraṁ hi yoṣiti

Synonyms

evamthus; striyāby the woman; jaḍībhūtaḥenchanted; vidvānvery learned; apialthough; manojñayāvery expert; bāḍhamyes; itithus; āhasaid; vivaśaḥunder her control; nanot; tatthat; citramastonishing; hiindeed; yoṣitiin the matter of women..

Translation

Although Kaśyapa Muni was a learned scholar, he was captivated by Diti's artificial behavior, which brought him under her control. Therefore he assured his wife that he would fulfill her desires. Such a promise by a husband is not at all astonishing.

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