Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, 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 said: O fair-thighed, blameless lady, I am greatly pleased by your conduct. Ask of me whatever boon you desire. When a husband is satisfied, what wish is difficult for a wife to attain, in this world or the next?

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.