Text 58] Diti Vows to Kill King Indra 253

wanted to break Diti’s promise. Thus he engaged himself in the
service of Diti, his aunt, who was residing in an asrama.

TEXT 57

fra Targaaa: Teyeatraary |
TURAITA HS WMS TUNE 491

nityam vanat sumanasah
phala-mila-samit-kusan

patrankura-mrdo ‘pas ca
kale kala upaharat

nityam—daily; vanat—from the forest; sumanasah—flowers;
phala—fruits; mila—roots; samit—wood for the sacrificial fire;
kusdn—and kusa grass; patra—leaves; arikura—sprouts; mrdah—and
earth; apah—water; ca—also; kale kale—at the proper time;
updharat—brought.

TRANSLATION

Indra served his aunt daily by bringing flowers, fruits, roots and
wood for yajfias from the forest. He also brought kuSa grass,
leaves, sprouts, earth and water exactly at the proper time.

TEXT 58
ed Ter TEM aaftax atts |
Te: Tae area amaEfa: W4cll

evam tasya vrata-sthaya
vrata-cchidram harir nrpa

prepsuh paryacaraj jihmo
mrga-heva mrgakrtih

evam—thus; tasyah—of her; vrata-sthayah—who was faithfully dis-
charging her vow; vrata-chidram—a fault in the execution of the vow;
harih—Indra; nrpa—O King; prepsuh—desiring to find; paryacarat—
