mātṛ-svasuḥ - of his mother's sister; abhiprāyam - the intention; indraḥ - Indra; ājñāya - understanding; māna-da - O King Parīkṣit, who give respect to everyone; śuśrūṣaṇena - with service; āśrama-sthām - residing in an āśrama; ditim - Diti; paryacarat - attended upon; kaviḥ - seeing his own interest.

O King, who are respectful to everyone, Indra understood Diti’s purpose, and thus he contrived to fulfill his own interests. Following the logic that self-preservation is the first law of nature, he wanted to break Diti’s promise. Thus he engaged himself in the service of Diti, his aunt, who was residing in an āśrama.