Text 71]
Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
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ekaḥ saṅkalpitaḥ putraḥ sapta saptābhavan katham yadi te viditam putra satyam kathaya mā mṛṣā
ekaḥ—one; saṅkalpitaḥ—was prayed for; putraḥ—son; sapta sapta—forty-nine; abhavan—came to be; katham—how; yadi—if; te—by you; viditam—known; putra—my dear son; satyam—the truth; kathaya—speak; mā—do not (speak); mṛṣā—lies.
TRANSLATION
I prayed for only one son, but now I see that there are forty-nine. How has this happened? My dear son Indra, if you know, please tell me the truth. Do not try to speak lies.
TEXT 71
इन्द्र उवाच
अम्ब तेऽहं व्यवसितमुपधार्यागतोऽन्तिकम् । लब्धान्तरोऽच्छिदं गर्भमर्थबुद्धिर्न धर्मदृक् ॥७१॥
indra uvāca amba te 'ham vyavasitam upadhāryāgato 'ntikam labdhāntaro 'cchidam garbham artha-buddhir na dharma-dṛk
indraḥ uvāca—Indra said; amba—O mother; te—your; aham—I; vyavasitam—vow; upadhārya—understanding; āgataḥ—came; antikam—nearby; labdha—having found; antaraḥ—a fault; acchidam—I cut; garbham—the embryo; artha-buddhiḥ—being self-interested; na—not; dharma-dṛk—possessing vision of religion.
TRANSLATION
Indra replied: My dear mother, because I was grossly blinded by selfish interests, I lost sight of religion. When I understood that you were observing a great vow in spiritual life, I wanted to find