Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 78
Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts
एवं ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि । मङ्गलं मरुतां जन्म किं भूय: कथयामि ते ॥ ७८ ॥
evaṁ te sarvam ākhyātaṁ yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛcchasi maṅgalaṁ marutāṁ janma kiṁ bhūyaḥ kathayāmi te
My dear King Parīkṣit, I have replied as far as possible to the questions you have asked me, especially in regard to this pure, auspicious narration about the Maruts. Now you may inquire further, and I shall explain more.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to the Sixth Canto, Eighteenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Diti Vows to Kill King Indra.”
FAQs
This verse concludes that Śukadeva Gosvāmī has already narrated the auspicious account of the Maruts’ birth in response to the listener’s inquiry, indicating the episode is complete.
He says this as a closing statement to Parīkṣit’s question, signaling that the requested explanation has been fully given and asking what further topic Parīkṣit would like to hear.
It teaches attentive inquiry and complete, faithful explanation—ask sincerely, hear carefully, and recognize when a teaching has been fully delivered before moving to the next subject.