Shloka 8
Uttarā-diśā Māhātmya — Suparṇa’s Praise of the Northern Quarter
Suparṇa–Gālava Saṃvāda
अत्र देवीं दितिं सुप्तामात्मप्रसवधारिणीम् । विगर्भामकरोच्छक्रो यत्र जातो मरुद्गण:
atra devīṃ ditiṃ suptām ātma-prasava-dhāriṇīm | vigarbhām akaroc chakro yatra jāto marud-gaṇaḥ ||
यहीं शक्र (इन्द्र) ने अपनी सन्तान-बीज धारण करने वाली देवी दिति को सोती हुई पाकर उसके गर्भ में प्रवेश कर भ्रूण का उच्छेद किया और उसे विगर्भा कर दिया; उसी कर्म से मरुद्गण उत्पन्न हुए।
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the tension between ends and means in dharma: even a ruler of the gods may commit a covert, harmful act to avert a perceived threat and preserve order, prompting reflection on whether ‘cosmic necessity’ can justify violence and deceit.
The speaker points out a specific location associated with a famous myth: Indra (Śakra) found Diti asleep while pregnant, entered her womb, destroyed the fetus, and from the divided embryo the Maruts were born.