Shloka 32

Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

श्रीकश्यप उवाच वरं वरय वामोरु प्रीतस्तेऽहमनिन्दिते । स्त्रिया भर्तरि सुप्रीते क: काम इह चागम: ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-kaśyapa uvāca varaṁ varaya vāmoru prītas te ’ham anindite striyā bhartari suprīte kaḥ kāma iha cāgamaḥ

Translation

Kaśyapa Muni sprach: „O Frau mit schönen Schenkeln, o Tadellose! Ich bin sehr erfreut über dein Verhalten. Bitte um jede Segnung, die du wünschst. Wenn der Gatte zufrieden ist, welcher Wunsch wäre der Ehefrau schwer zu erlangen, in dieser Welt oder in der nächsten?“

Synonyms

• श्री-कश्यपः: Śrī Kaśyapa
• श्री-कश्यपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदरसूचक-पूर्वपद (honorific)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वरय: choose
• वरय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वामोरु: O fair-thighed one
• वामोरु: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: वामौ ऊरू यस्याः सा (O woman with lovely thighs)

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (to speaker)

• ते: with you/at you (of you)
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन (genitive) / चतुर्थी (4th) एकवचन (dative) रूप; अत्र षष्ठी: ‘with you/at you’ (towards you)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अनिन्दिते: O blameless one
• अनिन्दिते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-निन्दित (प्रातिपदिक; निन्द्-क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; विशेषण-रूप सम्बोधन

• स्त्रिया: by a woman
• स्त्रिया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• भर्तरि: in/with (her) husband
• भर्तरि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• सुप्रीते: when (the husband is) very pleased
• सुप्रीते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + प्रीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (very pleased)

• कः: what? / which?
• कः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• कामः: desire/wish
• कामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), देशवाचक

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• आगमः: coming/arrival (purpose)
• आगमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भाववाचक/क्रियाफलवाचक

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Diti

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about receiving boons through austerity and service?

In this verse, Kaśyapa tells Diti to choose a boon because he is pleased by her conduct—showing that sincere service and disciplined vows can result in blessings from a qualified authority.

Why did Kaśyapa say this to Diti in Canto 6 Chapter 18?

Diti had carefully followed a vow to please her husband; seeing her dedication, Kaśyapa became satisfied and invited her to ask for a boon, indicating the narrative’s focus on responsibility and outcomes within household dharma.

What is a practical application of this teaching in modern life?

It highlights the value of integrity, self-discipline, and nurturing trust in relationships—when duties are performed sincerely, harmony and support naturally arise.