Canto 6, Chapter 18

Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

Verse 55 (SB 6.18.55)
SB 6.18.55 • मूल श्लोक

बाढमित्यभ्युपेत्याथ दिती राजन्महामना: । कश्यपाद् गर्भमाधत्त व्रतं चाञ्जो दधार सा ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

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

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda