Who · Diti, Kaśyapa
The story · Distressed by the prosperity of her co-wives, Diti asked her husband for sons. He tried to pacify her with suitable words, but eventually performed the forbidden act with her in a secluded place. Their sons’ destruction by the Supreme Personality of Godhead was foretold. Knowing that the sons within her womb would disturb the demigods, Diti carried them for one hundred years.
What it teaches · Diti’s account shows how lust can lead to forbidden action and trouble for others. The Lord who would descend to kill her sons is described as the well-wisher of all living entities.