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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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
6.18.66-676.18.69

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.18.68

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.18.65inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

दितिरुत्थाय दद‍ृशे कुमाराननलप्रभान् ।

इन्द्रेण सहितान् देवी पर्यतुष्यदनिन्दिता ॥ ६८ ॥

ditir utthāya dadṛśe

kumārān anala-prabhān

indreṇa sahitān devī

paryatuṣyad aninditā

Translation

Because of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Diti was completely purified. When she got up from bed, she saw her forty-nine sons along with Indra. These forty-nine sons were all as brilliant as fire and were in friendship with Indra, and therefore she was very pleased.

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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.

Worship Purifies the Heart

  1. 1

    Diti became completely purified by worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    When she rose from bed, she saw her forty-nine sons together with Indra. Her sons were all as brilliant as fire.

  3. 3

    Her sons were in friendship with Indra. Seeing this, Diti was very pleased.

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:

Thus he entered her womb and cut her son into forty-nine parts. In this way the forty-nine kinds of air known as the Maruts appeared, but because Diti had performed the Vaiṣṇava ritualistic ceremonies, all the sons became Vaiṣṇavas.
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. ditiḥDiti
  2. utthāyagetting up
  3. dadṛśesaw
  4. kumārānchildren
  5. anala-prabhānas brilliant as fire
  6. indreṇa sahitānwith Indra
  7. devīthe goddess
  8. paryatuṣyatwas pleased
  9. aninditābeing purified
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

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

    In this verse: “purified”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 6.18

    In this verse: “worshiping”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 6.18

    In this verse: “friendship”

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

What does Diti’s pleasure at seeing friendship teach me to appreciate?

Practice

Today, pause to appreciate one instance of friendship rather than dwelling on conflict.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWorship Purifies the HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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