Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
सुप्ताथ सुचिरं वाते धिन्नो गर्भो मया तव । कृता एकोनपंचाशद्भागा वज्रेण ते सुताः
suptātha suciraṃ vāte dhinno garbho mayā tava | kṛtā ekonapaṃcāśadbhāgā vajreṇa te sutāḥ
"Habang ikaw ay natutulog nang matagal, O Diti, ang iyong sinapupunan ay hiniwa ko sa hangin; at sa pamamagitan ng aking vajra ang iyong mga anak ay nahati sa apatnapu't siyam na bahagi."
Indra (Śakra)
Scene: Indra admits cutting Diti’s womb in the wind and splitting the sons into forty-nine with the vajra; swirling winds and lightning frame the confession.
FAQs
It highlights how actions driven by fear and rivalry can fracture what is whole, turning a single intention into many consequences.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it belongs to a mythic narrative explaining divine lineages.
None; the verse is purely narrative.