222 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 18
TRANSLATION
The forty-nine Marut demigods were also born from the womb
of Diti. None of them had sons, Although they were born of Diti,
King Indra gave them a position as demigods.
, PURPORT
Apparently even demons can be elevated to positions as demigods
when their atheistic character is reformed. There are two kinds of men
throughout the universe. Those who are devotees of Lord Visnu are
called demigods, and those who are just the opposite are called demons.
Even the demons can be transformed into demigods, as the statement of
this verse proves.
TEXT 20
ARTAATI
wi Tt mat waATMaTs TT |
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Hea TAT: ATC FH TeATT HALT: Roll
Sri-rajovaca
katham ta dsuram bhavam
apohyautpattikam guro
indrena prapitah sétmyam
kim tat sadhu krtam hi taih
Sri-raja uvaca—King Pariksit said; katham—why; te—they;
Gsuram—demoniac; bhdvam—mentality; apohya—giving up;
autpattikam—due to birth; guro—my dear lord; indrena—by Indra;
prapitah—were converted; sa-dtmyam—to demigods; kim—whether;
tat—therefore; sddhu—pious activities; krtam—performed; hi—in-
deed; taih—by them.
TRANSLATION
King Pariksit inquired: My dear lord, due to their birth, the
forty-nine Maruts must have been obsessed with a demoniac men-
tality. Why did Indra, the King of heaven, convert them into
demigods? Did they perform any rituals or pious activities?
