Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.45
श्रीकश्यप उवाच
पुत्रस्ते भविता भद्रे इन्द्रहादेवबान्धव: ।
संवत्सरं व्रतमिदं यद्यञ्जो धारयिष्यसि ॥ ४५ ॥
śrī-kaśyapa uvāca
[shree-kashyapa uvaacha]
putras te bhavitā bhadre
[putras te bhavitaa bhadre]
indra-hādeva-bāndhavaḥ
[indra-haadeva-baandhavah]
saṁvatsaraṁ vratam idaṁ
[samvatsaram vratam idam]
yady añjo dhārayiṣyasi
[yady anjo dhaarayishyasi]
Word-for-word
śrī-kaśyapaḥ uvāca
—
Kaśyapa Muni said
putraḥ
—
son
te
—
your
bhavitā
—
will be
bhadre
—
O gentle woman
indra-hā
—
killer of Indra, or follower of Indra
adeva-bāndhavaḥ
—
friend of the demons (or deva-bāndhavaḥ — friend of the demigods)
saṁvatsaram
—
for a year
vratam
—
vow
idam
—
this
yadi
—
if
añjaḥ
—
properly
dhārayiṣyasi
—
you will execute.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-kaśyapa uvāca
śrī-kaśyapaḥ uvāca
Kaśyapa Muni said
putras te bhavitā bhadre
putraḥ
son
te
your
bhavitā
will be
bhadre
O gentle woman
indra-hādeva-bāndhavaḥ
indra-hā
killer of Indra, or follower of Indra
adeva-bāndhavaḥ
friend of the demons (or deva-bāndhavaḥ — friend of the demigods)
saṁvatsaraṁ vratam idaṁ
saṁvatsaram
for a year
vratam
vow
idam
this
yady añjo dhārayiṣyasi
yadi
if
añjaḥ
properly
dhārayiṣyasi
you will execute.
Kaśyapa Muni said: My dear gentle wife, if you follow my instructions regarding this vow for at least one year, you will surely get a son who will be able to kill Indra. However, if you deviate from this vow of following the Vaiṣṇava principles, you will get a son who will be favorable to Indra.
Purport
The word indra-hā refers to an asura who is always eager to kill Indra. An enemy of Indra is naturally a friend to the asuras, but the word indra-hā also refers to one who follows Indra or who is obedient to him. When one becomes a devotee of Indra, he is certainly a friend to the demigods. Thus the words indra-hādeva-bāndhavaḥ are equivocal, for they say, “Your son will kill Indra, but he will be very friendly to the demigods.” If a person actually became a friend of the demigods, he certainly would not be able to kill Indra.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Kaśyapa Muni said: My gentle wife! If you execute this vow properly for one year, you will get a son who will kill Indra and will be a friend of the demons.
The meaning desired by Diti was that she would get a son who would kill Indra and be a friend of the demons. Kaśyapa’s meaning however was that she would get a son who would follow Indra and be a friend of the devatās.
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Personal Guidance
If you follow my vow strictly for one year, you'll have an Indra-killing son; if you deviate, the child will be Indra's friend. Conditional benedictions are real; the condition is real.
Reflection Questions
- Have I taken seriously the conditions attached to spiritual benedictions?
- Which 'vow' has hidden conditions I have not been honoring?
My note
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