Shloka 8
Diti’s Untimely Desire and the Birth-Cause of the Asura Line
Prelude to Hiranyākṣa–Varāha
दितिर्दाक्षायणी क्षत्तर्मारीचं कश्यपं पतिम् । अपत्यकामा चकमे सन्ध्यायां हृच्छयार्दिता ॥ ८ ॥
ditir dākṣāyaṇī kṣattar mārīcaṁ kaśyapaṁ patim apatya-kāmā cakame sandhyāyāṁ hṛc-chayārditā
ទិតិ កូនស្រីរបស់ទក្ស នៅពេលសន្ធ្យា ត្រូវក្តីប្រាថ្នាក្នុងចិត្តរំខាន នាងបានអង្វរស្វាមី កശ്യប បុត្រមរីចិ ឲ្យរួមស្នេហា ដើម្បីបានកូន។
FAQs
This verse notes that Diti, afflicted by desire at sandhyā (twilight), approached Kaśyapa for union—setting the stage for the Bhagavatam’s teaching that impulse-driven acts at improper times can lead to inauspicious results.
Diti desired offspring and, overcome by strong heart-born agitation, sought union with her husband Kaśyapa; the narrative then explores how timing and self-restraint relate to dharma and consequences.
It highlights the need to pause when emotions surge, choose appropriate time and conduct, and practice self-control so that major decisions—especially family and relationship choices—are guided by dharma rather than impulse.