Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38
तत्तु रंध्रमवेक्ष्यैव योगमूर्तिस्तदाविशत् । जठरस्थं दितेर्गर्भं चक्रे वज्रेण सप्तधा
tattu raṃdhramavekṣyaiva yogamūrtistadāviśat | jaṭharasthaṃ ditergarbhaṃ cakre vajreṇa saptadhā
Als er jene Öffnung erblickte, trat Indra, eine yogische Gestalt annehmend, sogleich ein. Mit seinem Vajra spaltete er den im Schoß Ditis befindlichen Embryo in sieben Teile.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: (assembly of sages in frame)
Scene: Indra notices an opening and assumes a yogic subtle form to enter; with the vajra he splits the embryo in Diti’s womb into seven—an intense, morally charged supernatural act.
FAQs
Puranic narratives often show how cosmic order is defended through extraordinary means, even when morally complex.
No new tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Puṣkara-linked vrata narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse describes a decisive mythic act using the vajra.