Shloka 30
Daitya–Dānava Vaṁśa, Kaśyapa’s Progeny, and the Birth of the Maruts
दितिर् विनष्टपुत्रा वै तोषयाम् आस कश्यपम् तया चाराधितः सम्यक् कश्यपस् तपतां वरः
ditir vinaṣṭaputrā vai toṣayām āsa kaśyapam tayā cārādhitaḥ samyak kaśyapas tapatāṃ varaḥ
Diti, bereft of her sons, set herself to pleasing Kaśyapa. By her devoted service and earnest worship, Kaśyapa—the foremost among ascetics—was fully propitiated.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Concept: Grief can turn toward disciplined effort—Diti channels loss into sustained service and worship to propitiate a great ṛṣi.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: When afflicted by loss, adopt steady practice (seva, prayer, restraint) rather than impulsive reaction; examine motives before seeking power.
Vishishtadvaita: Shows efficacy of disciplined devotion/propitiation within a morally structured cosmos—boons operate through ordained channels, not randomness.
FAQs
It marks the turning point where Diti’s grief-driven resolve leads her to disciplined propitiation, setting up the conditions for a boon and the consequent unfolding of Daitya-related lineage events.
By showing that even a great ascetic like Kaśyapa responds when approached with sustained, correct devotion and service—tapas functions as a lawful spiritual force within the Purāṇic moral universe.
Though not named in this verse, the episode operates within Viṣṇu’s sovereign cosmic order: boons, births, and genealogies unfold under a higher governance where dharma ultimately reasserts balance.