SB 6.18.55

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Sixth Canto - Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

SB 6.18.54 - SB 6.18.56

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 55

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.

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