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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.14.42

दितिरुवाच वधं भगवता साक्षात्सुनाभोदारबाहुना । आशासे पुत्रयोर्मह्यं मा क्रुद्धाद्ब्राह्मणाद्प्रभो ॥ ४२ ॥
ditir uvāca
[ditir uvaacha]
vadhaṁ bhagavatā sākṣāt
[vadham bhagavataa saakshaat]
sunābhodāra-bāhunā
[sunaabhodaara-baahunaa]
āśāse putrayor mahyaṁ
[aashaase putrayor mahyam]
mā kruddhād brāhmaṇād prabho
[maa kruddhaad braahmanaad prabho]
Word-for-word
ditiḥ uvāca — Diti said vadham — the killing bhagavatā — by the Supreme Personality of Godhead sākṣāt — directly sunābha — with His Sudarśana weapon udāra — very magnanimous bāhunā — by the arms āśāse — I desire putrayoḥ — of the sons mahyam — of mine mā — never be it so kruddhāt — by the rage brāhmaṇāt — of the brāhmaṇas prabho — O my husband.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ditir uvāca
ditiḥ uvāca
Diti said
vadham
the killing
vadhaṁ bhagavatā sākṣāt
bhagavatā
by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
sākṣāt
directly
sunābhodāra-bāhunā
sunābha
with His Sudarśana weapon
āśāse putrayor mahyaṁ
mā kruddhād brāhmaṇād prabho
udāra
very magnanimous
bāhunā
by the arms
āśāse
I desire
putrayoḥ
of the sons
mahyam
of mine
mā
never be it so
kruddhāt
by the rage
brāhmaṇāt
of the brāhmaṇas
prabho
O my husband.
Diti said: It is very good that my sons will be magnanimously killed by the arms of the Personality of Godhead with His Sudarśana weapon. O my husband, may they never be killed by the wrath of the brāhmaṇa devotees.
Purport

When Diti heard from her husband that the great souls would be angered by the activities of her sons, she was very anxious. She thought that her sons might be killed by the wrath of the brāhmaṇas. The Lord does not appear when the brāhmaṇas become angry at someone, because the wrath of a brāhmaṇa is sufficient in itself. He certainly appears, however, when His devotee simply becomes sorry. A devotee of the Lord never prays to the Lord to appear for the sake of the troubles the miscreants cause for him, and he never bothers Him by asking for protection. Rather, the Lord is anxious to give protection to the devotees. Diti knew well that the killing of her sons by the Lord would also be His mercy, and therefore she says that the wheel and arms of the Lord are magnanimous. If someone is killed by the wheel of the Lord and is thus fortunate enough to see the arms of the Lord, that is sufficient for his liberation. Such good fortune is not achieved even by the great sages.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Diti said: O Lord! I desire the death of my sons by the Lord whose excellent arm holds the cakra. I do not desire that they die from the curse of a brāhmaṇa. My sons will see the Lord with upraised beautiful arm, holding the cakra. They will be fortunate. Though unavoidably killed by the Lord, they will be liberated from all sins by being killed by his hand. I also desire liberation. As the mother of such sons, though I have not seen the Lord yet, I will see him by my relationship to those sons. I do not desire death by the anger of a brāhmaṇa. I was worried that my sons would be killed by the curse of a brāhmaṇa since you said that the great souls would be angry. Hearing now that they would be killed by the hand of the Lord, I am satisfied in heart.
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Personal Guidance
Mercy in this verse is not soft sentiment — it is the willingness to give what is actually needed, often when it is least asked for.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose welfare have you been hoping someone else would attend to?
  • What would real mercy look like for the person in front of you today?
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