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Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

Verse 55 of 73
SB 6.18.55

बाढमित्यभ्युपेत्याथ दिती राजन्महामनाः कश्यपाद्गर्भमाधत्त व्रतं चांजो दधार सा

bāḍham ity abhyupetyātha ditī rājan mahā-manāḥ kaśyapād garbham ādhatta vrataṁ cāñjo dadhāra sā

Synonyms

bāḍham—yes; iti—thus; abhyupetya—accepting; atha—then; ditiḥ—Diti; rājan—O King; mahā-manāḥ—jubilant; kaśyapāt—from Kaśyapa; garbham—semen; ādhatta—obtained; vratam—the vow; ca—and; añjaḥ—properly; dadhāra—discharged; sā—she..

Translation

O King Parīkṣit, Diti, the wife of Kaśyapa, agreed to undergo the purificatory process known as puṁsavana. "Yes," she said, "I shall do everything according to your instructions." With great jubilation she became pregnant, having taken semen from Kaśyapa, and faithfully began discharging the vow.

Verse 55 of 73