252 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 18

badham ity abhyupetyatha
ditt rajan mahé-manéh

kasyapad garbham dadhatta
vratam canjo dadhara sa

badham—yes; iti—thus; abhyupetya—accepting; atha—then;
ditih—Diti; rajan—O King; mahad-manah—jubilant; kasyapdt—from
Kasyapa; garbham—semen; dGdhatta—obtained; vratam—the vow;
ca—and; afijah—properly; dadhara—discharged; sé—she.

TRANSLATION

O King Pariksit, Diti, the wife of KaSyapa, agreed to undergo
the purificatory process known as purmsavana. “‘Yes,”’ she said, “‘I
shall do everything according to your instructions.” With great
jubilation she became pregnant, having taken semen from
Kasyapa, and faithfully began discharging the vow.

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matr-svasur abhiprayam
indra djnaya manada

Susriisanendsrama-stham
ditimn paryacarat kavih

matr-svasuh—of his mother’s sister; abhiprayam—the intention;
indrah—Indra; ajf#aya—understanding; mana-da—O King Pariksit,
who give respect to everyone; Susriisanena—with service; dsrama-
stham—residing in an dsrama; ditim—Diti; paryacarat—attended
upon; kavih—seeing his own interest.

TRANSLATION
O King, who are respectful to everyone, Indra understood Diti’s
purpose, and thus he contrived to fulfill his own interests. Follow-
ing the logic that self-preservation is the first law of nature, he
