बालकाण्ड • Diti Garbha & Indra Vajra
Book 1: Bāla Kāṇḍa - Chapter 46
Sage Kashyapa grants Diti a boon; Indra enters her womb and divides the fetus into 49 Maruts
Bāla Kāṇḍa (बालकाण्ड)
Section XLVI • Chapter 46
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Diti Garbha & Indra Vajra
Sage Kashyapa grants Diti a boon; Indra enters her womb and divides the fetus into 49 Maruts
Original Narrative Summary (Dutt 1891 Prose Translation)
And on those sons of her being slain, Diti afflicted with great grief, thus addressed her husband, Maricha's son, Kacyapa,--'O adorable one, thy high-souled sons have slain mine. I now wish for a son, who, obtained through long austerities, will be able to slay Sakra.