Text 68]
Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
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sakṛd iṣṭvādi-puruṣam puruṣo yāti sāmyatām saṁvatsaram kiñcid ūnam dityā yad dharir arcitaḥ
sajūr indreṇa pañcāśad devās te maruto 'bhavan vyapohya mātṛ-doṣam te hariṇā soma-pāḥ kṛtāḥ
sakṛt—once; iṣṭvā—worshiping; ādi-puruṣam—the original person; puruṣaḥ—a person; yāti—goes to; sāmyatām—possessing the same bodily feature as the Lord; saṁvatsaram—a year; kiñcit ūnam—a little less than; dityā—by Diti; yat—because; hariḥ—Lord Hari; arcitaḥ—was worshiped; sajūḥ—with; indreṇa—Indra; pañcāśat—fity; devāḥ—demigods; te—they; marutaḥ—the Maruts; abhavan—became; vyapohya—removing; mātṛ-doṣam—the fault of their mother; te—they; hariṇā—by Lord Hari; soma-pāḥ—drinkers of soma-rasa; kṛtāḥ—were made.
TRANSLATION
If one worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original person, even once, he receives the benefit of being promoted to the spiritual world and possessing the same bodily features as Viṣṇu. Diti worshiped Lord Viṣṇu for almost one year, adhering to a great vow. Because of such strength in spiritual life, the forty-nine Maruts were born. How, then, is it wonderful that the Maruts, although born from the womb of Diti, became equal to the demigods by the mercy of the Supreme Lord?
TEXT 68
दितिरुत्थाय दद्दशे कुमाराननलप्रभान् । इन्द्रेण सहितान् देवी पर्यतुष्यदनिन्दिता ॥६८॥
ditir utthāya dadṛśe kumārān anala-prabhān