Shloka 42

Origins of the Maruts — Origins of the Maruts Across the Manvantaras (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)

Devanagari script

उत्तमे मरुतो ये च ताञ्छृणुष्व तपोधन उत्तमस्यान्ववाये तु राजासीन्निषधाधिपः

Transliteration

uttame maruto ye ca tāñchṛṇuṣva tapodhana uttamasyānvavāye tu rājāsīnniṣadhādhipaḥ

Translation

Now hear about those Maruts who belonged to (the group called) Uttama, O treasure of austerity. And in the lineage of Uttama there was a king, the lord of Niṣadha.

Speakers

• Narrator addressing a sage (honorific: tapodhana)
• transitioning to details of the Uttama Maruts and a Niṣadha king in Uttama’s lineage.

Primary Deities

• Maruts

Key Themes

• Cataloging of divine groups (Marut-gaṇas)
• Genealogy/lineage (anvavāya)
• Linking cosmic beings with terrestrial kingship

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Is “Uttama” here a person, a Manu, or a class of Maruts?

In Purāṇic catalogues, “Uttama” can function as a proper designation tied to Manvantara structures (e.g., Uttama Manu) and also as a label for a particular Marut-group. This verse signals a subsection: the Maruts associated with “Uttama.”

Why does the text move from Maruts to a king of Niṣadha?

Purāṇas frequently interleave cosmic offices (deva-gaṇas) with terrestrial genealogies to show correspondence between divine administration and human rulership within a given Manvantara framework.

What is the geographical significance of Niṣadha?

Niṣadha is a recognized Purāṇic toponym for a realm/people; in broader Purāṇic geography it is often situated within the subcontinental sacred landscape (varṣa/region schemes), serving as a marker anchoring genealogical narratives to place.