Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.17.2
दितिस्तु भर्तुरादेशादपत्यपरिशङ्किनी ।
पूर्णे
वर्षशते साध्वी पुत्रौ प्रसुषुवे यमौ ॥ २ ॥
ditis tu bhartur ādeśād
[ditis tu bhartur aadeshaad]
apatya-pariśaṅkinī
[apatya-parishankinee]
pūrṇe varṣa-śate sādhvī
[poorne varsha-shate saadhvee]
putrau prasuṣuve yamau
[putrau prasushuve yamau]
Word-for-word
ditiḥ
—
Diti
tu
—
but
bhartuḥ
—
of her husband
ādeśāt
—
by the order
apatya
—
from her children
pariśaṅkinī
—
being apprehensive of trouble
pūrṇe
—
full
varṣa-śate
—
after one hundred years
sādhvī
—
the virtuous lady
putrau
—
two sons
prasuṣuve
—
begot
yamau
—
twins.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ditis tu bhartur ādeśād
ditiḥ
Diti
tu
but
bhartuḥ
of her husband
ādeśāt
by the order
apatya-pariśaṅkinī
apatya
from her children
pariśaṅkinī
being apprehensive of trouble
pūrṇe varṣa-śate sādhvī
pūrṇe
full
varṣa-śate
after one hundred years
sādhvī
the virtuous lady
putrau prasuṣuve yamau
putrau
two sons
prasuṣuve
begot
yamau
twins.
The virtuous lady Diti had been very apprehensive of trouble to the gods from the children in her womb, and her husband predicted the same. She brought forth twin sons after a full one hundred years of pregnancy.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Worrying about her sons because of the information given by her husband, virtuous Diti gave birth to twin sons only after a hundred years.
The information given by Kaśyapa was that the sons would make the worlds lament. She was worried that her sons would cause problems to the universe. Or she was worried that they would be killed by Viṣṇu.
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Personal Guidance
Diti's apprehension that her children would harm the gods was confirmed by her husband — yet she carried them for one hundred years. Some pregnancies are anxious from the start. Honest foreknowledge is its own discipline.
Reflection Questions
- What 'pregnancy' am I carrying with knowledge of its difficult outcome?
- How can foresight refine my carrying without making it joyless?
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