And a new brother thou shalt see.

Him for thy sake I'll nobly breed,

And lust of war his soul shall feed;

Then free from care and sorrow thou

Shalt see the worlds before him bow.”[212]

Canto XLVII. Sumati.

Thus to Lord Indra, Thousand-eyed,

Softly beseeching Diti sighed.

When but a blighted bud was left,