Episode Details

Before, it was mentioned that “Hearing that her grandson would be a great devotee and that her sons would be killed by Kṛṣṇa, Diti was highly pleased in mind.” At the same time, however, Diti was afraid of the disturbances her sons would cause, and thus she delayed their delivery as long as possible, keeping them for 100 years inside her womb.

One reason for that was selfless: she wanted to spare the inhabitants of the universe from the suffering they would cause for as long as possible. Another reason however was selfish: she wanted to keep her sons inside her womb to prevent them from being killed.

However, despite Diti’s best efforts, Hiranyaksa and Hiranyakashipu started causing disturbances even from inside the womb. Even as small embryos, they were extremely powerful and started blocking the light of the sun and the moon, leaving the planets of the universe in darkness.