Text 61]
Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
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ekadā sā tu sandhyāyām ucchiṣṭā vrata-karśitā aspṛṣṭa-vāry-adhautāṅghriḥ suṣvāpa vidhi-mohitā
ekadā—once; sā—she; tu—but; sandhyāyām—during the evening twilight; ucchiṣṭā—just after eating; vrata—from the vow; karśitā—weak and thin; aspṛṣṭa—not touched; vāri—water; adhauta—not washed; aṅghriḥ—her feet; suṣvāpa—went to sleep; vidhi—by fate; mohitā—bewildered.
TRANSLATION
Having grown weak and thin because of strictly following the principles of the vow, Diti once unfortunately neglected to wash her mouth, hands and feet after eating and went to sleep during the evening twilight.
TEXT 61
लब्ध्वा तदन्तरं शक्रो निद्रापहृतचेतसः । दितेः प्रविष्ट उदरं योगेशो योगमायया ॥६१॥
labdhvā tad-antaram śakro nidrāpahṛta-cetasaḥ diteḥ praviṣṭa udaram yogeśo yoga-māyayā
labdhvā—finding; tat-antaram—after that; śakraḥ—Indra; nidrā—by sleep; apahṛta-cetasaḥ—unconscious; diteḥ—of Diti; praviṣṭaḥ—entered; udaram—the womb; yoga-īśaḥ—the master of yoga; yoga—of yogic perfections; māyayā—by the power.
TRANSLATION
Finding this fault, Indra, who has all the mystic powers [the yoga-siddhis such as aṇimā and laghimā], entered Diti's womb while she was unconscious, being fast asleep.