Shloka 17
Diti’s Untimely Desire and the Birth-Cause of the Asura Line
Prelude to Hiranyākṣa–Varāha
एष तेऽहं विधास्यामि प्रियं भीरु यदिच्छसि । तस्या: कामं न क: कुर्यात्सिद्धिस्त्रैवर्गिक यत: ॥ १७ ॥
eṣa te ’haṁ vidhāsyāmi priyaṁ bhīru yad icchasi tasyāḥ kāmaṁ na kaḥ kuryāt siddhis traivargikī yataḥ
Hỡi người đang lo sợ, điều gì con ưa thích và mong muốn, ta sẽ lập tức làm cho con. Bởi chính con là nguồn của sự thành tựu ba mục tiêu—dharma, artha và kāma; vậy ai lại không đáp ứng ước nguyện của con?
The three perfections of liberation are religiosity, economic development and sense gratification. For a conditioned soul, the wife is considered to be the source of liberation because she offers her service to the husband for his ultimate liberation. Conditional material existence is based on sense gratification, and if someone has the good fortune to get a good wife, he is helped by the wife in all respects. If one is disturbed in his conditional life, he becomes more and more entangled in material contamination. A faithful wife is supposed to cooperate with her husband in fulfilling all material desires so that he can then become comfortable and execute spiritual activities for the perfection of life. If, however, the husband is progressive in spiritual advancement, the wife undoubtedly shares in his activities, and thus both the wife and the husband profit in spiritual perfection. It is essential, therefore, that girls as well as boys be trained to discharge spiritual duties so that at the time of cooperation both will be benefited. The training of the boy is brahmacarya, and the training of the girl is chastity. A faithful wife and spiritually trained brahmacārī are a good combination for advancement of the human mission.
FAQs
This verse uses “traivargika-siddhi” to indicate that worldly success in dharma, artha, and kāma is associated with the wife and household order, highlighting that family life can support these aims when guided by dharma.
Diti pressed Kashyapa to fulfill her desire; Kashyapa, addressing her as “bhīru,” agrees to please her, while the surrounding narrative warns that acting at an improper time (twilight) leads to grave consequences.
It emphasizes balancing relationships and desires with dharmic discipline—honoring loved ones, yet making choices with proper timing, restraint, and awareness of long-term spiritual consequences.