Shloka 17
दितितपः-शक्रपरिचर्या-गर्भभेदः
Diti’s Penance, Indra’s Service, and the Severing of the Embryo
दृष्ट्वा तामशुचिं शक्र: पादत: कृतमूर्धजाम्।शिरस्स्थाने कृतौ पादौ जहास च मुमोद च।।1.46.17।।
dṛṣṭvā tām aśuciṃ śakraḥ pādataḥ kṛtamūrdhajām | śirass-thāne kṛtau pādau jahāsa ca mumoda ca || 1.46.17 ||
তাঁকে সেই অশুচি ভঙ্গিতে—চুল পায়ের দিকে, আর পা মাথার স্থানে—দেখে শক্র ইন্দ্র হেসে উঠল এবং আনন্দিত হল।
Indra laughed. He rejoiced at the sight of her ominous posture of sleeping with her feet towards her head and her hair falling on her feet.
FAQs
It cautions that adharma often exploits moments of weakness; maintaining disciplined conduct and purity is presented as protective in the narrative worldview.
Indra notices Diti sleeping improperly and takes it as a favorable opening for his next act.
Negatively, Indra’s opportunism is foregrounded; the implied virtue for the listener is steadiness and careful observance.