Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

तेजोयुक्ता सुचार्वङ्गीं दृष्टा सप्तर्षिभिर्वने तां तथा चारुसर्वाङ्गीं दृष्ट्वाथ तपसा कृसाम्

Transliteration

tejoyuktā sucārvaṅgīṃ dṛṣṭā saptarṣibhirvane tāṃ tathā cārusarvāṅgīṃ dṛṣṭvātha tapasā kṛsām

Translation

In the forest the Seven Sages beheld her—radiant, of lovely limbs. Seeing that woman, beautiful in all her parts yet made thin by austerity, (they were moved to inquire).

Speakers

• Narrative voice describing the Saptarṣis encountering the woman

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

Key Themes

• Tapas and tejas (austerity producing radiance)
• Rishi recognition of spiritual power
• Female ascetic virtue within dharma narrative

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who are the Saptarṣis in Purāṇic usage?

“Saptarṣi” denotes the archetypal seven seers (often linked with the Great Bear constellation) who function as authoritative witnesses and transmitters of dharma; their presence validates the spiritual significance of the episode.

How can someone be both ‘beautiful’ and ‘emaciated’ in the same description?

Purāṇic aesthetics often distinguish innate auspicious beauty (cāru) from bodily thinness caused by tapas. The juxtaposition emphasizes that austerity has not diminished her spiritual splendor (tejas).

Is the forest (vana) meant as a specific sacred place?

Here it is only a narrative setting. In the Vāmana Purāṇa, named tīrthas and rivers usually anchor the geography; this verse provides a generic ‘forest’ scene, with the specific tīrtha context likely supplied elsewhere in the chapter.