Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
सकृदिष्ट्वादिपुरुषं पुरुषो याति साम्यताम् । संवत्सरं किञ्चिदूनं दित्या यद्धरिरर्चित: ॥ ६६ ॥ सजूरिन्द्रेण पञ्चाशद्देवास्ते मरुतोऽभवन् । व्यपोह्य मातृदोषं ते हरिणा सोमपा: कृता: ॥ ६७ ॥
Transliteration
sakṛd iṣṭvādi-puruṣaṁ puruṣo yāti sāmyatām saṁvatsaraṁ kiñcid ūnaṁ dityā yad dharir arcitaḥsajūr indreṇa pañcāśad devās te maruto ’bhavan vyapohya mātṛ-doṣaṁ te hariṇā soma-pāḥ kṛtāḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
sakṛt — once; iṣṭvā — worshiping; ādi-puruṣam — the original person; puruṣaḥ — a person; yāti — goes to; sāmyatām — possessing the same bodily feature as the Lord; saṁvatsaram — a year; kiñcit ūnam — a little less than; dityā — by Diti; yat — because; hariḥ — Lord Hari; arcitaḥ — was worshiped; sajūḥ — with; indreṇa — Indra; pañcāśat — fifty; devāḥ — demigods; te — they; marutaḥ — the Maruts; abhavan — became; vyapohya — removing; mātṛ-doṣam — the fault of their mother; te — they; hariṇā — by Lord Hari; soma-pāḥ — drinkers of soma-rasa; kṛtāḥ — were made.
Translation
“If one worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original person, even once, he receives the benefit of being promoted to the spiritual world and possessing the same bodily features as Viṣṇu. Diti worshiped Lord Viṣṇu for almost one year, adhering to a great vow. Because of such strength in spiritual life, the forty-nine Maruts were born. How, then, is it wonderful that the Maruts, although born from the womb of Diti, became equal to the demigods by the mercy of the Supreme Lord?”