Text 16]
Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening
541
atha me kuru kalyāṇam kāmam kamala-locana ārtopasarpaṇam bhūmann amogham hi mahīyasi
atha—therefore; me—unto me; kuru—kindly do; kalyāṇam—benediction; kāmam—desire; kamala-locana—O lotus-eyed one; ārta—of the distressed; upasarpaṇam—the approaching; bhūman—O great one; amogham—without failure; hi—certainly; mahīyasi—to a great person.
TRANSLATION
O lotus-eyed one, kindly bless me by fulfilling my desire. When someone in distress approaches a great person, his pleas should never go in vain.
PURPORT
Diti knew well that her request might be rejected because of the untimely situation, but she pleaded that when there is an emergency or a distressful condition, there is no consideration of time or situation.
TEXT 16
इति तां वीर मारीचः कृपणां चतुमाधिणीम् । प्रत्याहानुनयन् वाचा प्रहृदानक्रमताम् ॥१६॥
iti tām vīra mārīcaḥ kṛpaṇām bahu-bhāṣiṇīm pratyāhānunayan vācā pravṛddhānaṅga-kaśmalām
iti—thus; tām—unto her; vīra—O hero; mārīcaḥ—the son of Marīci (Kaśyapa); kṛpaṇām—unto the poor; bahu-bhāṣiṇīm—too talkative; pratyāha—replied; anunayan—pacifying; vācā—by words; pravṛddha—highly agitated; anaṅga—lust; kaśmalām—contaminated.
TRANSLATION
O hero [Vidura], Diti, being thus afflicted by the contamination of lust, and therefore poor and talkative, was pacified by the son of Marīci in suitable words.
PURPORT
When a man or woman is afflicted by the lust of sex desire, it is to be understood as sinful contamination. Kaśyapa was engaged in his spiritual