Table of Contents
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Citraketu Calmly Accepts the Curse  181    Happiness and Distress Flow like the Waves of a River  185    Lord Śiva Praises the Glories of Devotees  192    The Devotee Is Detached from this World  197    King Citraketu Takes Birth as a Demon  205
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
209
The Descendants of Aditi  213    Diti's Demoniac Children  217    Diti Won't Rest until Indra Is Dead  225    Sweet Words and Smiles Control Kaśyapa's Mind  228    A Woman Should Worship Her Husband as Lord  232    Diti Begs for a Son who Can Kill Indra  234    A Woman's Heart Is like a Razor Blade  238    Kaśyapa Muni Instructs His Wife  246    Indra Observes Diti's Progress  252    Indra Cuts Diti's Embryo into Forty-Nine Pieces  256    Diti's Heart Is Purified by Devotional Service  260    Indra Satisfies Diti  267
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Performing the Puṁsavana Ritualistic
Ceremony
269
Description of the  Puṁsavana  Vow  271    Prayers to Lord Viṣṇu and Lakṣmī  272    The Duty of Everyone Is to Worship Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa  278    A Wife Should Worship Her Husband  285    Results of Observing the  Puṁsavana  Vow  292