Text 28]
Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
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TRANSLATION
Diti thought: Indra considers his body eternal, and thus he has become unrestrained. I therefore wish to have a son who can remove Indra's madness. Let me adopt some means to help me in this.
PURPORT
One who is in the bodily conception of life is compared in the  śāstras  to animals like cows and asses. Diti wanted to punish Indra, who had become like a lower animal.
TEXTS 27-28
इति भावेन सा भर्तुराचचारासरुत्प्रियम् ।  
 शुश्रूषयानुरागेण प्रश्रयेण दमेन च ॥२७॥  
 भक्त्या परमया राजन् मनोर्ज्ञैर्वल्युमाषितैः ।  
 मनो जग्राह भावज्ञा सखितापाङ्गचीक्षणैः ॥२८॥
iti bhāvena sā bhartur 
    ācacārāsakṛt priyam 
    śuśrūṣayānurāgeṇa 
    praśrayeṇa damena ca
bhaktyā paramayā rājan 
    manojñair valgu-bhāṣitaiḥ 
    mano jagrāha bhāva-jñā 
    sasmitāpāriga-vīkṣaṇaiḥ
iti—thus; bhāvena—with the intention; sā—she; bhartuḥ—of the husband; ācacāra—performed; asakṛt—constantly; priyam—pleasing activities; śuśrūṣayā—with service; anurāgeṇa—with love; praśrayeṇa—with humility; damena—with self-control; ca—also; bhaktyā—with devotion; paramayā—great; rājan—O King; manojñaiḥ—charming; valgu-bhāṣitaiḥ—with sweet words; manaḥ—his mind; jagrāha—brought under her control; bhāva-jñā—knowing his nature; sa-smita—with smiling; apāriga-vīkṣaṇaiḥ—by glancing.