Text 61] Diti Vows to Kill King Indra 255

ekada sa tu sandhyayam
ucchista vrata-karsita

asprsta-vary-adhautarghrih
susvapa vidhi-mohita

ekada—once; sd—she: tu—but; sandhyayam—during the evening
twilight; ucchista—just after eating; vrata—from the vow; karsita—
weak and thin; asprsta—not touched; vdri—water; adhauta—not
washed; arighrih—her feet; susvaépa—went to sleep; vidhi—by fate;
mohita—bewildered.

TRANSLATION

Having grown weak and thin because of strictly following the
principles of the vow, Diti once unfortunately neglected to wash
her mouth, hands and feet after eating and went to sleep during
the evening twilight.

TEXT 61

Bq Adit al fanredaqa: |
fea: afte set atte ater 1G 21

labdhvé tad-antaram sakro
nidrapahrta-cetasah

diteh pravista udarar
yogeso yoga-mayaya

labdhva —finding; tat-antaram—after that; sakrah—Indra; nidra—
by sleep; apahrta-cetasah—unconscious; diteh—of Diti; pravistah—en-
tered; udaram—the womb; yoga-isah—the master of yoga; yoga—of
yogic perfections; ma@yaya—by the power.

TRANSLATION

Finding this fault, Indra, who has all the mystic powers [the
yoga-siddhis such as anima and laghima], entered Diti’s womb
while she was unconscious, being fast asleep.
