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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.61

लब्ध्वा तदन्तरं शक्रो निद्रापहृतचेतस: । दिते: प्रविष्ट उदरं योगेशो योगमायया ॥ ६१ ॥
labdhvā tad-antaraṁ śakro
[labdhvaa tad-antaram shakro]
nidrāpahṛta-cetasaḥ
[nidraapahrita-chetasah]
diteḥ praviṣṭa udaraṁ
[diteh pravishta udaram]
yogeśo yoga-māyayā
[yogesho yoga-maayayaa]
labdhvā — finding tat-antaram — after that śakraḥ — Indra nidrā — by sleep apahṛta-cetasaḥ — unconscious diteḥ — of Diti praviṣṭaḥ — entered udaram — the womb yoga-īśaḥ — the master of yoga yoga — of yogic perfections māyayā — by the power.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
labdhvā tad-antaraṁ śakro
labdhvā
finding
tat-antaram
after that
śakraḥ
Indra
nidrāpahṛta-cetasaḥ
nidrā
by sleep
apahṛta-cetasaḥ
unconscious
diteḥ praviṣṭa udaraṁ
diteḥ
of Diti
praviṣṭaḥ
entered
udaram
the womb
yogeśo yoga-māyayā
yoga-īśaḥ
the master of yoga
yoga
of yogic perfections
māyayā
by the power.
Finding this fault, Indra, who has all the mystic powers [the yoga-siddhis such as aṇimā and laghimā], entered Diti’s womb while she was unconscious, being fast asleep.

A perfectly successful yogī is expert in eight kinds of perfection. By one of them, called aṇimā-siddhi, he can become smaller than an atom, and in that state he can enter anywhere. With this yogic power, Indra entered the womb of Diti while she was pregnant.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Finding this fault, Indra, who is the master of yoga, entered Diti's womb while she was unconscious during sleep by his power of yoga. He entered by the power (māyayā) of yoga which allowed him to enter another’s body.
Indra, with his mystic siddhis, entered her womb while she was asleep. The opportunity, having appeared, is taken instantly.
Reflection Questions
  • What opportunities for my own undoing am I keeping open through lapses?
  • Whose mystic tactics am I underestimating?
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