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Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

Verse 54 of 73
SB 6.18.54

सांवत्सरं पुंसवनं व्रतमेतदविप्लुतम् धारयिष्यसि चेत्तुभ्यं शक्रहा भविता सुतः

sāṁvatsaraṁ puṁsavanaṁ vratam etad aviplutam dhārayiṣyasi cet tubhyaṁ śakra-hā bhavitā sutaḥ

Synonyms

sāṁvatsaramfor one year; puṁsavanamcalled puṁsavana; vratamvow; etatthis; aviplutamwithout violation; dhārayiṣyasiyou will perform; cetif; tubhyamfor you; śakra-hāthe killer of Indra; bhavitāwill be; sutaḥa son..

Translation

Kaśyapa Muni continued: If you perform this ceremony called puṁsavana, adhering to the vow with faith for at least one year, you will give birth to a son destined to kill Indra. But if there is any discrepancy in the discharge of this vow, the son will be a friend to Indra.

Verse 54 of 73
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