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Diti

Wife of the sage Kashyapa and mother of the Daityas, the enemies of the gods. After her sons are killed she undertakes a long vow to bear a son who will kill Indra; Indra cuts the unborn child apart, and at her request the pieces become the Maruts.

Sources: The Ramayan of Valmiki, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1870-74); Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda sargas 46-47, Sanskrit with word-by-word English (valmikiramayan.net, D. Hanumanta Rao); Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhaktivedanta Vedabase); The Vishnu Purana, tr. H. H. Wilson (1840) · see Diti's web

Relations 4

Diti consort of

Kashyapa (Sage)
Diti is a wife of Kashyapa.

Diti dwells at

Vishala (Vaishali) (Place) · Diti's vow and the birth of the Maruts
Diti keeps her vow at Kushaplava, where the city of Vishala later stands.

Diti received a boon from

Kashyapa (Sage) · Diti's vow and the birth of the Maruts
Kashyapa grants Diti a son who could kill Indra, on condition of an unbroken vow.

Diti tested by

Indra (God) · Diti's vow and the birth of the Maruts
Indra serves Diti during her vow, watching for a lapse.

Stories 1

Diti's vow and the birth of the Maruts
Origin · as the mother who vows to bear Indra's killer · 4 tellings

Cited

The Ramayan of Valmiki, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1870-74) § 1.46 Primary text (translation)
Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda sargas 46-47, Sanskrit with word-by-word English (valmikiramayan.net, D. Hanumanta Rao) § 1.46 Primary text (translation)
Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhaktivedanta Vedabase) § 6.18 Primary text (translation)
The Vishnu Purana, tr. H. H. Wilson (1840) § 1.21 Primary text (translation)