Text 68] Diti Vows to Kill King Indra 259

sakrd istvadi-purusam
puruso yati simyatam
samvatsaram kiricid inam

ditya yad dharir arcitah

sajiir indrena paricasad
devas te maruto *bhavan

vyapohya matr-dosam te
harinéd soma-pah krtah

sakrt—once; istva—worshiping; @di-purusam—the original person;
purusah—a person; yati—goes to; sdmyatam—possessing the same
bodily feature as the Lord; sammvatsaram—a year; kiricit inam—a little
less than; ditya—by Diti; yat—because; harih—Lord Hari; arcitah—
was worshiped; sajiih—with; indrena—Indra; paficdsat—fifty;
devah—demigods; te—they; marutah—the Maruts; abhavan—became;
vyapohya—removing; matr-dosam—the fault of their mother; te—
they; harina—by Lord Hari; soma-paéh—drinkers of soma-rasa;
krtah—were made.

TRANSLATION

If one worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the
original person, even once, he receives the benefit of being pro-
moted to the spiritual world and possessing the same bodily
features as Visnu. Diti worshiped Lord Visnu for almost one year,
adhering to a great vow. Because of such strength in spiritual life,
the forty-nine Maruts were born. How, then, is it wonderful that
the Maruts, although born from the womb of Diti, became equal to
the demigods by the mercy of the Supreme Lord?

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