The Purana Index v1.c5.s2.116
The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s2.116
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v1.c5.s2.116
Father of three sons Jayanta and others through Paulomī. Getting to know that his mother Diti was observing a vow to get a child to slay him he offered to do service to her. Once he found her slack in her duty. He entered the womb and cut the child into seven pieces and each of these again into seven. At her request he offered to her to give them the rank of gods, by name Maruts,³⁰ who were allowed to share in the yaṣṭas. Diti thought of another son Vajrāṅga who bound Indra and placed him before her. Was released on mediation from Brahmā and Kaśyapa.30a