Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 46, Shloka 21
दितितपः-शक्रपरिचर्या-गर्भभेदः
Diti’s Penance, Indra’s Service, and the Severing of the Embryo
न हन्तव्यो न हन्तव्य इत्येवं दितिरब्रवीत्।निष्पपात ततश्शक्रो मातुर्वचनगौरवात्।।1.46.21।।
na hantavyo na hantavya ity evaṃ ditir abravīt | niṣpapāta tataḥ śakro mātur vacana-gauravāt || 1.46.21 ||
দিতিয়ে ক’লে—“ইয়াক বধ নকৰিবা, বধ নকৰিবা”; মাতৃবচনৰ গৌৰৱ মানি শক্ৰ ইন্দ্ৰে পিছু হটিল।
Highly powerful Indra, even while saying to the crying embryo "Do not weep, Do not weep" severed it.
FAQs
Respect for a mother’s command and restraint: even a powerful being must stop when corrected by rightful authority.
Diti awakens, forbids the killing, and Indra desists and exits due to reverence for her words.
Deference to elders/parents (mātṛ-vacana-gaurava) and the capacity to stop (self-restraint).