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; arghrih—her feet; susvapa—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.
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labdhva 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.
