Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 29
Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts
एवं स्त्रिया जडीभूतो विद्वानपि मनोज्ञया । बाढमित्याह विवशो न तच्चित्रं हि योषिति ॥ २९ ॥
evaṁ striyā jaḍībhūto vidvān api manojñayā bāḍham ity āha vivaśo na tac citraṁ hi yoṣiti
ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າ ກັດສະຍະປະ ມຸນີ ເປັນນັກປາດຜູ້ມີຄວາມຮູ້, ແຕ່ລາວກໍຖືກດຶງດູດໃຈດ້ວຍພຶດຕິກຳທີ່ສ້າງຂຶ້ນຂອງ ດິຕິ, ເຊິ່ງນຳລາວມາຢູ່ພາຍໃຕ້ການຄວບຄຸມຂອງນາງ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ລາວຈຶ່ງໃຫ້ຄວາມໝັ້ນໃຈກັບເມຍຂອງລາວວ່າ ລາວຈະເຮັດຕາມຄວາມປາດຖະໜາຂອງນາງ. ຄຳສັນຍາແບບນີ້ຂອງຜົວບໍ່ແມ່ນເລື່ອງແປກເລີຍ.
FAQs
This verse states that even a learned person can become mentally dulled and helpless before strong attraction, showing the need for vigilance, self-control, and dharmic restraint.
In the narrative, Diti presses Kaśyapa for a boon at an inauspicious time, and Śukadeva explains how powerful attraction can make even the wise comply, setting up the consequences that follow.
Guard the senses, avoid compromising situations, and make major decisions based on dharma and clarity rather than impulse—strengthening the mind through sādhana, prayer, and disciplined habits.