Shloka 6
Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts
रेत: सिषिचतु: कुम्भे उर्वश्या: सन्निधौ द्रुतम् । रेवत्यां मित्र उत्सर्गमरिष्टं पिप्पलं व्यधात् ॥ ६ ॥
retaḥ siṣicatuḥ kumbhe urvaśyāḥ sannidhau drutam revatyāṁ mitra utsargam ariṣṭaṁ pippalaṁ vyadhāt
À la vue d’Urvaśī, Mitra et Varuṇa répandirent aussitôt leur semence et la conservèrent dans une jarre de terre. Plus tard, de cette jarre apparurent Agastya et Vasiṣṭha; et dans le sein de son épouse Revatī, Mitra engendra trois fils : Utsarga, Ariṣṭa et Pippala.
Modern science is trying to generate living entities in test tubes by processing semen, but even long, long ago it was possible for semen kept in a pot to develop into a child.
FAQs
This verse describes semen being placed into a pot, indicating extraordinary, non-ordinary modes of birth that occur by higher arrangement within Bhagavata narratives.
They are presented as the immediate context for the events—Urvaśī’s presence during the act involving the pot, and Revatī as the one in whom Mitra’s emission results in the births of Ariṣṭa and Pippala.
They train the reader to see that all births and outcomes ultimately occur under divine governance, encouraging humility and faith while studying the Lord’s unfolding plan through history.