Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, 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 ||
ଏଠାରେ ଶକ୍ର (ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର) ନିଜ ସନ୍ତାନ-ବୀଜ ଧାରଣ କରୁଥିବା ଦେବୀ ଦିତିଙ୍କୁ ନିଦ୍ରାସ୍ଥ ଦେଖି ତାଙ୍କ ଗର୍ଭରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କରି ଭ୍ରୂଣଛେଦ କରି ତାଙ୍କୁ ବିଗର୍ଭା କରିଥିଲେ; ସେହି କର୍ମରୁ ମରୁଦ୍ଗଣ ଜନ୍ମ ନେଲେ।
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.