Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 46, Shloka 13
दितितपः-शक्रपरिचर्या-गर्भभेदः
Diti’s Penance, Indra’s Service, and the Severing of the Embryo
याचितेन सुरश्रेष्ठ तव पित्रा महात्मना।वरो वर्षसहस्रान्ते दत्तो मम सुतं प्रति।।1.46.13।।
yācitena suraśreṣṭha tava pitrā mahātmanā | varo varṣa-sahasrānte datto mama sutaṁ prati ||1.46.13||
اے دیوتاؤں میں برتر! تمہارے مہاتما پتا نے، میری درخواست پر، ہزار برس پورے ہونے پر مجھے ایک ور دیا تھا—میرے بیٹے کے بارے میں۔
"O best of the gods! your illustrious father granted me a boon for a son I sought on completion of a thousand years (of penance).
FAQs
Dharma includes fidelity to promises and boons: a boon granted by a great-souled authority is presented as a binding truth that structures future events.
Diti reminds Indra of a boon previously granted to her—specifically, the promise of a son after the completion of her austerity term.
Satya (truthfulness) and obligation—boons and words given by the righteous are treated as dependable commitments.