Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 70
Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts
एक: सङ्कल्पित: पुत्र: सप्त सप्ताभवन् कथम् । यदि ते विदितं पुत्र सत्यं कथय मा मृषा ॥ ७० ॥
ekaḥ saṅkalpitaḥ putraḥ sapta saptābhavan katham yadi te viditaṁ putra satyaṁ kathaya mā mṛṣā
私は一人の息子だけを祈り求めましたが、今見ると四十九人もいます。どうしてこうなったのですか？愛する息子インドラよ、もし知っているなら、真実を話してください。嘘をつこうとしないでください。
FAQs
This verse reflects Diti’s astonishment that the one child she intended became divided into seven and then seven again—pointing to the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the Maruts’ manifestation in Canto 6, Chapter 18.
Seeing an impossible outcome—one intended son becoming fourteen—Diti directly questions Indra and demands truthful disclosure, emphasizing satya (truthfulness) even amid conflict.
The verse highlights asking for and speaking the truth plainly in moments of confusion or dispute—choosing honesty over concealment to resolve situations responsibly.