Text 47] Diti Vows to Kill King Indra 245

ditih uvaca—Diti said; dhdrayisye—I shall accept; vratam—vow;
brahman—my dear bréhmana; brihi—please state; karyani—must be
done; ydni—what; me—to me; ydni—what; ca—and; iha—here;
nisiddhani—is forbidden; na—not; vratam—the vow; ghnanti—break;
yani—what; uta—also.

TRANSLATION

Diti replied: My dear brahmana, I must accept your advice and
follow the vow. Now let me understand what I have to do, what is
forbidden and what will not break the vow. Please clearly state all
this to me.

PURPORT

As stated above, a woman is generally inclined to serve her own pur-
poses. Kasyapa Muni proposed to train Diti to fulfill her desires within
one year, and since she was eager to kill Indra, she immediately agreed,
saying, “Please let me know what the vow is and how I have to follow it.
I promise that I shall do the needful and not break the vow.” This is
another side of a woman’s psychology. Even though a woman is very
fond of fulfilling her own plans, when someone instructs her, especially
her husband, she innocently follows, and thus she can be trained for bet-
ter purposes. By nature a woman wants to be a follower of a man:
therefore if the man is good the woman can be trained for a good
purpose.

TEXT 47
naa TAI
1 fearararaft 1 TAT Faq |
ASAT A VAITARAA Ivell
Sri-kaSyapa uvaca
na. hirsyad bhiita-jatani
na Sapen nanrtam vadet
na chindyaén nakha-romani
na sprsed yad amangalam
