Shloka 39
Diti’s Untimely Desire and the Birth-Cause of the Asura Line
Prelude to Hiranyākṣa–Varāha
भविष्यतस्तवाभद्रावभद्रे जाठराधमौ । लोकान् सपालांस्त्रींश्चण्डि मुहुराक्रन्दयिष्यत: ॥ ३९ ॥
bhaviṣyatas tavābhadrāv abhadre jāṭharādhamau lokān sa-pālāṁs trīṁś caṇḍi muhur ākrandayiṣyataḥ
នែស្ត្រីដ៏ក្រអឺតក្រទម អ្នកនឹងមានកូនប្រុសដ៏គួរឱ្យស្អប់ខ្ពើមពីរនាក់កើតចេញពីផ្ទៃដ៏បាបកម្មរបស់អ្នក។ ស្ត្រីអភ័ព្វអើយ ពួកគេនឹងធ្វើឱ្យលោកទាំងបីយំសោកឥតឈប់ឈរ!
Contemptuous sons are born of the condemned womb of their mother. In Bhagavad-gītā (1.40) it is said, “When there is deliberate negligence of the regulative principles of religious life, the women as a class become polluted, and as a result there are unwanted children.” This is especially true for boys; if the mother is not good, there cannot be good sons. The learned Kaśyapa could foresee the character of the sons who would be born of the condemned womb of Diti. The womb was condemned because of the mother’s being too sexually inclined and thus transgressing all the laws and injunctions of the scriptures. In a society where such women are predominant, one should not expect good children.
FAQs
In Canto 3, Chapter 14, Kashyapa warns Diti that due to an inauspicious act, two degraded sons will be born from her womb who will repeatedly torment the three worlds and their guardians.
Diti pressed Kashyapa for union at an improper time; Kashyapa cautioned her about the karmic and cosmic consequences, foretelling the birth of powerful asuras who would disturb universal order.
The verse emphasizes self-restraint and respect for dharmic timing—choices made under impulse can create long-lasting suffering for oneself and others.