Shloka 46
Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts
दितिरुवाच धारयिष्ये व्रतं ब्रह्मन्ब्रूहि कार्याणि यानि मे । यानि चेह निषिद्धानि न व्रतं घ्नन्ति यान्युत ॥ ४६ ॥
ditir uvāca dhārayiṣye vrataṁ brahman brūhi kāryāṇi yāni me yāni ceha niṣiddhāni na vrataṁ ghnanti yāny uta
Diti répondit : Ô brāhmaṇa, j’accepte ton conseil et j’observerai ce vœu. Dis-moi clairement ce que je dois faire, ce qui est interdit, et ce qui ne brise pas le vœu.
As stated above, a woman is generally inclined to serve her own purposes. Kaśyapa Muni proposed to train Diti to fulfill her desires within one year, and since she was eager to kill Indra, she immediately agreed, saying, “Please let me know what the vow is and how I have to follow it. I promise that I shall do the needful and not break the vow.” This is another side of a woman’s psychology. Even though a woman is very fond of fulfilling her own plans, when someone instructs her, especially her husband, she innocently follows, and thus she can be trained for better purposes. By nature a woman wants to be a follower of a man; therefore if the man is good the woman can be trained for a good purpose.
FAQs
This verse shows that a vow must be protected by knowing both the required duties and the prohibited actions that can ruin it.
Because she intended to complete the vow successfully and wanted clarity on which mistakes or violations would break the observance.
Before taking any spiritual commitment (fasting, japa, sādhana), clearly define what to do daily and what to avoid, so the practice remains consistent and undamaged.