Shloka 71

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

Devanagari script

आसीन्मङ्किरिति ख्यातस्तपस्वी सत्यवाक् शुचिः सप्तसारस्वते तीर्थे सो ऽतप्यत महत् तपः

Transliteration

āsīnmaṅkiriti khyātastapasvī satyavāk śuciḥ saptasārasvate tīrthe so 'tapyata mahat tapaḥ

Translation

There was an ascetic renowned as Maṅkiri—truth-speaking and pure. At the tīrtha called Sapta-Sārasvata he practiced great austerity.

Speakers

• Not specified in the excerpt; narrator recounting the legend of sage Maṅkiri.

Key Themes

• Tīrtha sanctity
• Power of tapas
• Rishi exemplars (truthfulness and purity)
• Sarasvatī sacred landscape

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is ‘Sapta-Sārasvata’ likely to denote?

In Purāṇic tīrtha-topography, such compounds often indicate either (a) a cluster of seven fords/holy spots along the Sarasvatī system, or (b) a single site whose sanctity is explained through a ‘sevenfold’ motif (seven sages, seven streams, seven rites). The verse treats it as a recognized named tīrtha.

Why emphasize Maṅkiri as satyavāk and śuci?

These epithets establish ritual and ethical qualification: tīrtha-based tapas is portrayed as most efficacious when grounded in truthfulness and purity, aligning inner discipline with sacred geography.

Is the tīrtha’s power being asserted here or merely located?

This verse primarily locates the action at a specific tīrtha; the ensuing narrative (including divine tests/obstacles) typically serves to demonstrate the potency of tapas performed at such places and thereby magnify the tīrtha’s fame.