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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 6 · Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
6.18.546.18.56

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.18.55

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Kaśyapa Munisince 6.18.54inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

बाढमित्यभ्युपेत्याथ दिती राजन्महामना: ।

कश्यपाद् गर्भमाधत्त व्रतं चाञ्जो दधार सा ॥ ५५ ॥

bāḍham ity abhyupetyātha

ditī rājan mahā-manāḥ

kaśyapād garbham ādhatta

vrataṁ cāñjo dadhāra sā

Translation

O King Parīkṣit, Diti, the wife of Kaśyapa, agreed to undergo the purificatory process known as puṁsavana. “Yes,” she said, “I shall do everything according to your instructions.” With great jubilation she became pregnant, having taken semen from Kaśyapa, and faithfully began discharging the vow.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Accept Instructions and Faithfully Follow Through

  1. 1

    Diti agreed to undergo the purificatory process known as puṁsavana.

  2. 2

    She promised Kaśyapa, “I shall do everything according to your instructions.”

  3. 3

    After becoming pregnant, she was greatly jubilant and faithfully began discharging the vow.

How it feels

Resentment and resolve → Constraint and consequence. Family conflict frames a test of intention.

Chapters 18–19 of Canto 6: Diti's vow and discipline. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Diti, following the instructions of Kaśyapa, engaged in devotional service, Indra could understand her purpose, and he began observing all her activities. One day, Indra had the opportunity to see her deviating from devotional service.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.18
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. bāḍhamyes
  2. itithus
  3. abhyupetyaaccepting
  4. athathen
  5. ditiḥDiti
  6. rājanO King
  7. mahā-manāḥjubilant
  8. kaśyapātfrom Kaśyapa
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 6.18

    In this verse: “purificatory”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 6.18

    In this verse: “king”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How faithfully do I follow through after agreeing to instructions?

Practice

Choose one instruction you have accepted and carefully carry it out today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAccept Instructions and Faithfully Follow ThroughThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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