गव्येन सर्पिषा तद्वत्पायसेन च धर्मवित्। विप्रेभ्योथ धनं दद्यात्पुष्पमालां च शक्तितः
With cow's ghee, likewise with rice pudding, the knower of dharma should give wealth to the Brahmins and, as able, a garland of flowers.
यः कुर्याद्विधिनानेन पौर्णमास्यां स्त्रियोपि वा। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः प्राप्नोति ब्रह्मसात्म्यताम्
Whoever performs this rite on the full moon, whether woman or man, becomes free from all sins and attains union with Brahma.
इहलोके वरान्पुत्रान्सौभाग्यं ध्रुवमश्नुते। यो ब्रह्मा स स्मृतो विष्णुरानंदात्मा महेश्वरः
In this world, he enjoys excellent sons and certain good fortune; Brahma is remembered as Vishnu, the essence of joy, and Maheshvara.
सुखार्थी कामरूपेण स्मरेद्देवं पितामहम्। एवं श्रुत्वा चकारासौ दितिः सर्वमशेषतः
Desiring happiness, one should remember the god Grandfather in whatever form one wishes; thus, having heard, Diti performed all this completely.
कश्यपो व्रतमाहात्म्यादागत्य परया मुदा। चकार कर्कशां भूयो रूपलावण्यसंयुताम्
Kashyapa, due to the greatness of his vow, came with supreme joy and again made her, rough before, endowed with beauty and charm.
वरैराछंदयामास सा तु वव्रे वरंवरम्। पुत्रं शक्रवधार्थाय समर्थं च महौजसम्
He invited her to choose boons, and she chose the best boon: a son, powerful and capable, for the purpose of slaying Indra.
वरयामि महात्मानं सर्वामरनिषूदनम्। उवाच कश्यपो वाक्यमिंद्रहंतारमूर्जितम्
She said, 'I choose a great-souled one, destroyer of all the gods,' and Kashyapa spoke to her words about the mighty slayer of Indra.
प्रदास्याम्यहमेतेन किन्त्वेतत्क्रियतां शुभे। आपस्तंबीं तु कृत्वेष्टिं पुत्रीयामद्य सुस्तनि
'I will grant this,' he said, 'but what should be done now, O auspicious one? Perform the āpastaṃbī rite and the putreṣṭi sacrifice today, O full-breasted lady.'
विधास्यामि ततो गर्भं स्पृष्ट्वाहं ते स्तनौ शुभे। भविष्यति शुभो गर्भो देवि शक्रनिषूदनः
'After that, I will place the embryo by touching your breasts, O auspicious one. The embryo will be auspicious, O goddess, and will be the destroyer of Indra.'
आपस्तंबीं ततश्चक्रे पुत्रेष्टिं द्रविणाधिकाम्। इंद्रशत्रोभवस्वेति जुहाव च हविस्त्वरन्
Then she performed the āpastaṃbī rite and the putreṣṭi sacrifice, rich in offerings, and he, eager, offered the oblation, saying, 'Become the enemy of Indra.'
देवाश्च मुमुर्हुर्दैत्या विमुखाश्चैव दानवाः। दित्यां गर्भमथाधत्त कश्यपः प्राह तां पुनः
The gods rejoiced, the demons turned away, and Diti conceived; Kashyapa again spoke to her.
मुखं ते चंद्रप्रतिमं स्तनौ बिल्वफलोपमौ। अधरौ विद्रुमाकारौ वर्णश्चातीव शोभनः
'Your face is like the moon, your breasts like bilva fruits, your lips like coral, and your complexion is exceedingly beautiful.'
त्वां दृष्ट्वाहं विशालाक्षि विस्मरामि स्विकां तनुम्। तदेवं गर्भः सुश्रोणि हस्तेनोप्तस्तनौ तव
'Seeing you, O wide-eyed one, I forget my own body. Thus, O lovely-hipped one, the embryo has been placed in your breasts by my hand.'
त्वया यत्ने विधातव्यो ह्यस्मिन्गर्भे वरानने। संवत्सरशतं त्वेकमस्मिन्नेव तपोवने
'You must carefully maintain this embryo, O beautiful-faced one, for a full hundred years in this very forest of austerity.'
संध्यायां नैव भोक्तव्यं गर्भिण्या वरवर्णिनि। न स्थातव्यं न गंतव्यं वृक्षमूलेषु सर्वदा
'At twilight, O woman of excellent complexion, a pregnant woman should not eat, nor should she ever stand or go to the roots of trees.'
नोपस्करेषु निविशेन्मुसलोलूखलादिषु। जलं च नावगाहेत शून्यागारं च वर्जयेत्
'She should not sit on implements such as pestles, mortars, and the like; she should not enter water, and should avoid empty houses.'
वल्मीकेषु न तिष्ठेत न चोद्विग्नमना भवेत्। न नखेन लिखेद्भूमौ नांगारे न च भस्मनि
'She should not stay in anthills, nor should she be anxious in mind; she should not scratch the ground with her nails, nor on charcoal or ashes.'
न शयालुः सदा तिष्ठेद्व्यायामं च विवर्जयेत्। न तुषांगारभस्मास्थि कपालेषु समाविशेत्
'She should not always be lying down, and should avoid exertion; she should not enter places with husks, charcoal, ashes, bones, or skulls.'
वर्जयेत्कलहं लोके गात्राभ्यंगं तथैव च। न मुक्तकेशी तिष्ठेत नाशुचिः स्यात्कथंचन
'She should avoid quarrels in the world and also avoid anointing her body; she should not keep her hair loose, nor should she ever be unclean.'
न शयीतोत्तरशिराः न चैवाधः शिराः क्वचित्। न वस्त्रहीना नोद्विग्ना न चार्द्रचरणा सती
'She should not lie with her head to the north or with her head downward anywhere; she should not be without clothing, nor anxious, nor with wet feet.'
नामंगल्यां वदेद्वाचं न च हास्याधिकाभवेत्। कुर्याच्च गुरुभिर्नित्यं पूजां मांगल्यतत्परा
'She should not speak inauspicious words, nor be given to excessive laughter; she should always perform worship with reverence, intent on auspiciousness.'
सर्वौषधीभिः सृष्टेन वारिणा स्नानमाचरेत्। तिष्ठेत्प्रसन्नवदना भर्तृप्रियहिते रता। न गर्हयेच्च भर्तारं सर्वावस्थमपि क्वचित्
'She should bathe with water infused with all herbs, remain with a cheerful face, devoted to her husband's welfare and pleasure, and never speak ill of her husband under any circumstances.'
कृशाहं दुर्बला चैव वार्द्धक्यं मम चागतम्। स्तनौ मे चलितौ स्थानान्मुखं च वलिभंगुरम्
I am thin and weak, and old age has come upon me; my breasts have sagged from their place, and my face is wrinkled and fragile.
एवंविधा त्वया चाहं कृतेति न वदेत्क्वचित्। स्वस्त्यस्तुते गमिष्यामि तथेत्युक्तस्तया पुनः५० 1.7.
One should never say, 'I have been treated thus by you.' Farewell to you; I will depart. Thus addressed by her, he replied, 'So be it.'
पश्यतां सर्वभूतानां तत्रैवांतरधीयत। ततः सा भर्तृवाचोक्तविधिना समतिष्ठत
Before the eyes of all beings, she vanished right there; then she followed the instructions spoken by her husband.
अथ ज्ञात्वा तथेंद्रोपि दितेः पार्श्वमुपागतः। विहाय देवसदनं तां शुश्रूषुरवस्थितः
Then, knowing this, Indra himself approached Diti's side, leaving the abode of the gods, and remained there serving her.
दितेश्छिद्रांतरप्रेप्सुरभवत्पाकशासनः। विपरीतोंतरव्यग्रः प्रसन्नवदतो बहिः
Desiring to find a breach within Diti, the lord of Paka was inwardly agitated and contrary, but outwardly appeared pleasant and spoke kindly.
अजानन्निव तत्त्कार्यमात्मनश्शुभमाचरन्। ततो वर्षशतांते सा न्यूने तु दिवसैस्त्रिभिः
As if unaware of his true purpose, he acted virtuously; then, at the end of a hundred years, with only three days remaining,
मेने कृतार्थमात्मानं प्रीत्या विस्मितमानसा। अकृत्वा पादयोः शौचं शयाना मुक्तमूर्धजा
She considered herself accomplished, her mind joyful and amazed; lying down without washing her feet, her hair unbound,
निद्राभरसमाक्रांता दिवा परशिराः क्वचित्। ततस्तदंतरं लब्ध्वा प्रविश्यांतः शचीपतिः
Overcome by the weight of sleep, she lay with her head to the north at midday; then, finding that opportunity, Śacī's husband entered within.