Text 16] Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening 541
atha me kuru kalyanam
kamam kamala-locana
artopasarpanam bhiumann
amogham hi mahtyasi
atha—therefore; me—unto me; kuru—kindly do; kalya@nam— benediction;
kdmam—desire; kamala-locana—O lotus-eyed one; arta—of the distressed;
upasarpanam—the approaching; bhiman—O great one; amogham—without
failure; hi—certainly; mahiyasi—to a great person.
TRANSLATION
O lotus-eyed one, kindly bless me by fulfilling my desire. When someone
in distress approaches a great person, his pleas should never go in vain.
PURPORT
Ditiknew well that her request might be rejected because of the untimely
situation, but she pleaded that when there is an emergency or a distressful
condition, there is no consideration of time or situation.
TEXT 16
sfa at ate anita: Sant seanfety |
TARTSTTY WA WECTAHS ANT 12S!
iti tam vira maricah
krpanam bahu-bhasinim
pratyahanunayan vaca
pravrddhananga-kasmalam
iti—thus; tam—unto her; vira—O hero; maricah—the son of Marici (Kas-
yapa); krpanam—unto the poor; bahu-bhasinim—too talkative; pratyaha—
replied; anunayan—pacifying; vaca—by words; pravrddha—highly agitated;
ananga—lust; kasmalam—contaminated.
TRANSLATION
O hero [ Vidura], Diti, being thus afflicted by the contamination of lust,
and therefore poor and talkative, was pacified by the son of Marici in
suitable words.
PURPORT
When a man or woman is afflicted by the lust of sex desire, it is to be
understood as sinful contamination. Kasyapa was engaged in his spiritual
