Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

एवं शप्त्वा ऋषिः श्रीमान् जगामाथ स्वमाश्रमम् सरस्वतीभ्यः सप्तभयः सप्त वै मरुतो ऽभवन्

Transliteration

evaṃ śaptvā ṛṣiḥ śrīmān jagāmātha svamāśramam sarasvatībhyaḥ saptabhayaḥ sapta vai maruto 'bhavan

Translation

Having thus pronounced the curse, the illustrious sage then went to his own hermitage. From the Sarasvatīs, seven ‘Bhaya’ (fear-causing beings/forces) arose; indeed, they became the seven Maruts (winds).

Speakers

• Narrator describing the aftermath; Maṅkaṇaka is the acting sage who departs to his āśrama.

Primary Deities

• Maruts
• Sarasvatī (river-goddess, source locus)

Key Themes

• Etiology of the Maruts (origin narrative)
• Hydro-sacral geography (rivers as generative sources)
• Transformation of ‘fear’ into cosmic forces
• Interweaving of ritual-moral events with cosmological beings

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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