Shloka 15
दितितपः-शक्रपरिचर्या-गर्भभेदः
Diti’s Penance, Indra’s Service, and the Severing of the Embryo
तमहं त्वत्कृते पुत्र समाधास्ये जयोत्सुकम्।त्रैलोक्यविजयं पुत्र सह भोक्ष्यसि विज्वर:।।1.46.15।।
tam ahaṁ tvat-kṛte putra samādhāsye jayotsukam | trailokya-vijayaṁ putra saha bhokṣyasi vijvaraḥ ||1.46.15||
বৎস, তোমারই জন্য আমি তাকে জয়লালসায় উদ্দীপ্ত করে গড়ে তুলব; আর হে পুত্র, তুমি দুঃখশূন্য হয়ে তার সঙ্গে ত্রিলোক-বিজয়ের আনন্দ ভোগ করবে।
O Child! I'll create in him eagerness victory. Together with him you will gain victory over the three worlds. Relieved of sorrows, enjoy you'll with him".
FAQs
The verse highlights how intentions shape outcomes: even when framed as blessing, the pursuit of domination must be weighed against dharma, since power-seeking can generate conflict and moral peril.
Diti assures Indra that the promised son will be made victory-driven, and that Indra will share in great triumph once the austerity bears fruit.
Here the emphasis is less on virtue and more on motive: it foregrounds the ethical tension between rightful order and the desire for universal conquest.