Shloka 9
दितितपः-शक्रपरिचर्या-गर्भभेदः
Diti’s Penance, Indra’s Service, and the Severing of the Embryo
तपस्तस्यां हि कुर्वन्त्यां परिचर्यां चकार ह।सहस्राक्षो नरश्श्रेष्ठ परया गुणसम्पदा।।1.46.9।।
tapas tasyāṃ hi kurvantyāṃ paricaryāṃ cakāra ha | sahasrākṣo nara-śreṣṭha parayā guṇa-sampadā || 1.46.9 ||
ਹੇ ਨਰਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ, ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹ ਤਪ ਕਰ ਰਹੀ ਸੀ, ਤਦੋਂ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਾਕਸ਼ ਇੰਦਰ ਨੇ ਪਰਮ ਗੁਣ-ਸੰਪਦਾ ਅਤੇ ਉੱਤਮ ਆਚਰਨ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ-ਪਰਿਚਰਿਆ ਕੀਤੀ।
O foremost of men great treasure of virtues! while she was practising austerities, the thousand-eyed Indra began to serve her.
FAQs
Dharma is framed as respectful service toward one engaged in tapas—externally virtuous conduct is highlighted, even amid inner fear.
Indra, threatened by the potential boon, approaches Diti and serves her while she performs austerities.
Outward humility and service (vinaya, paricaryā), though the broader episode also invites reflection on motive versus action.