Text 34] Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening 557

TEXT 33

fefirea aifen aa Baleaa ar |
sTaRT | faa SETA 112.211

ditis tu vridita tena
karmavadyena bharata
upasangamya viprarsim
adhomukhy abhyabhasata
ditih—Diti, the wife of Kasyapa; tu—but; vridita—ashamed; tena—
by that; karma—act; avadyena—faulty; bharata—O son of the Bharata
family; upasangamya—going nearer to; viprarsim—the brahmana sage;
adhomuk hi- with her face lowered; abhyabhasata—politely said.

TRANSLATION

O son of the Bharata family, Diti, after this, went nearer to her
husband, her face lowered because of her faulty action. She spoke as
follows:

PURPORT

When one is ashamed of an abominable action, one naturally becomes
down-faced. Diti came to her senses after the abominable sexual
intercourse with her husband. Such sexual intercourse is condemned as
prostitution. In other words, sex life with one’s wife is equal to prostitu-
tion if the regulations are not properly followed.

TEXT 34
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a ® anified sed ararereisTag |
ee: ofafe yarat qerecattery 122i!

ditir uvaca
na me garbham imam brahman
bhutanam rsabho vadhit
rudrah patir hi bhutanam
yasyakaravam arihasam

ditih uvaca—the beautiful Diti said; na—not; me—my; garbham—preg-
nancy; imam—this; brahman—O brahmana; bhitanam—of all living en-
tities; ysabhah—the noblest of all living entities; avadhit—let him kill;
