BALA KANDA Sarga-46

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OM ASMAD GURUBYO NAMAHA

SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA

BALA KANDA Sarga-46

 

After the death of all her sons, Dithi with great grief approached her

Husband, Kasyapa (who was the son of Mareecha) and said, "Oh Bhagavan! All my

sons were killed by most powerful sons of Athithi. If you can bless me with one

powerful child who can kill Indra, I can feel avenged. Please accept my

request". To her sorrow filled request, Kasyapa said, As per your wish, you will

have a son. Until he is born you have to be pure and lead a good life. If you

lead such a life for 1000 years, you will be blessed with a son, who can kill

Indra and will have the ability to rule three worlds. Thus he consoled her and

after wishing her well he left for penance. Dithi, with great happiness reached

the place of Kusaplava which was the eastern side of the Visala kingdom, and

started severe penance. While she continued her penance, sahasraksha (1000 eyed)

Indra came there to assist her. The items that were required for the penance

including fire, darbha, samidhas, water, fruits and roots, were collected by

Indra and they were offered to her. He took good care of her in a way that she

never felt tired during her penance period. Dithi became pregnant, and she was

very pleased. She told Indra, I had requested your father Kasyapa, that I wanted

a child. He blessed me with one, and when he is born, you will see your brother.

I am able to get my wish granted all because of your faithful service. I will

make sure that he is friendly with you and he will be brave to win the three

lokas.

 

During her pregnancy one day at midday time Dithi dozed off and her hair got

loose and fell to the floor and touched her feet. She became impure by this

event. Sleeping in the middle of the afternoon, letting hair loose, sleeping the

wrong way (like keeping the head where the foot is supposed to be) are

unacceptable qualities and that was the reason she became tainted and became

vulnerable for Indra's attack on the unborn child. With his vajrayudha he

divided her womb in to seven pieces. While he was doing that, the unborn child

in the womb started crying. Indra got worried that the might disturb Dithi and

consoled the child thus "maarudhah maarudhah" (don't cry don't cry). By with all

this commotion Dithi woke up and requested Indra," please don't kill the baby".

Indra came out of her body and with folding hands said to Dithi, "mother, you

became contaminated with your act and since I was waiting for a chance to kill

the baby who was going to kill me I had to act first. Once born nobody could

stop him. Please forgive me".

 

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