Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.26
आशासानस्य तस्येदं ध्रुवमुन्नद्धचेतस: ।
मदशोषक इन्द्रस्य भूयाद्येन सुतो हि मे ॥ २६ ॥
āśāsānasya tasyedaṁ
[aashaasaanasya tasyedam]
dhruvam unnaddha-cetasaḥ
[dhruvam unnaddha-chetasah]
mada-śoṣaka indrasya
[mada-shoshaka indrasya]
bhūyād yena suto hi me
[bhooyaad yena suto hi me]
Word-for-word
āśāsānasya
—
thinking
tasya
—
of him
idam
—
this (body)
dhruvam
—
eternal
unnaddha-cetasaḥ
—
whose mind is unrestrained
mada-śoṣakaḥ
—
who can remove the madness
indrasya
—
of Indra
bhūyāt
—
may there be
yena
—
by which
sutaḥ
—
a son
hi
—
certainly
me
—
of me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
āśāsānasya tasyedaṁ
āśāsānasya
thinking
tasya
of him
idam
this (body)
dhruvam unnaddha-cetasaḥ
dhruvam
eternal
unnaddha-cetasaḥ
whose mind is unrestrained
mada-śoṣaka indrasya
mada-śoṣakaḥ
who can remove the madness
indrasya
of Indra
bhūyād yena suto hi me
bhūyāt
may there be
yena
by which
sutaḥ
a son
hi
certainly
me
of me.
Diti thought: Indra considers his body eternal, and thus he has become unrestrained. I therefore wish to have a son who can remove Indra’s madness. Let me adopt some means to help me in this.
Purport
One who is in the bodily conception of life is compared in the śāstras to animals like cows and asses. Diti wanted to punish Indra, who had become like a lower animal.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Because of his evil actions, may I have a son who can destroy the pride of uncontrolled Indra, who thinks he is eternal!
May I have a son to destroy Indra’s pride, because of his evil actions (yena)! This is my prayer. Indra thinks his body is eternal, and has an uncurbed mind.
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Personal Guidance
Diti thinks: Indra considers his body eternal and has become unrestrained — I will have a son to remove his madness. Misuse of power is real; the cure is more than another murder.
Reflection Questions
- What madness of others have I sought to cure with destruction rather than transformation?
- What route besides force could address it?
My note
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