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=== Birth of the maruts ===
After the death of her sons in the [[Samudra Manthana]], Diti grew inconsolable. She begged her husband to grant her a child who would be capable of defeating [[Indra]]. In due course, Diti became pregnant and following her husband’s advice, she engaged in [[Tapas (Indian religions)|tapas]] and remained chaste. When Indra discovered that the child in Diti's womb was to be his slayer, he took on the disguise of an attendant. Indra used his thunderbolt known as the [[vajra]] to splinter the fetus into many pieces, from which originated the [[marutas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-01-28 |title=Story of Diti |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/compilation/puranic-encyclopaedia/d/doc241561.html |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>