Shloka 62

Matsya Purana — The Madana-Dvādaśī Vow and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

यस्मान्मा रुदतेत्युक्ता रुदन्तो गर्भसंस्थिताः मरुतो नाम ते नाम्ना भवन्तु मखभागिनः //

Transliteration

yasmānmā rudatetyuktā rudanto garbhasaṃsthitāḥ maruto nāma te nāmnā bhavantu makhabhāginaḥ //

Translation

Because, while still in the womb and crying, they were addressed with the words, “Do not weep,” let them therefore be known by the name “Maruts,” and let them become rightful sharers in the sacrificial offerings (makha).

Word by Word

• yasmāt: because

• mā: do not

• rudata: (you) weep/cry

• iti: thus

• uktāḥ: having been spoken to/addressed

• rudantaḥ: crying, weeping

• garbha-saṃsthitāḥ: situated in the womb, remaining in the embryo-state

• marutaḥ: the Maruts (storm/wind deities)

• nāma: by name, as a designation

• te: they

• nāmnā: by that name/derivation

• bhavantu: let them be, may they become

• makha-bhāginaḥ: sharers in the sacrifice, entitled to yajña-portions

Speaker

• Suta (narrating the Purana; traditional dialogue frame ultimately grounded in Matsya’s teaching to Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Maruts
• Makha (Yajna/Sacrifice)

Tags

• Creation
• Devas
• Etymology
• Yajna
• Cosmology

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it explains the origin and naming of a divine class (the Maruts) and their establishment as recipients of sacrificial shares—part of creation-era ordering of beings.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

By stating that the Maruts are “makhabhāginaḥ” (entitled to sacrificial portions), it supports the householder/kingly duty of performing yajñas with proper allotment to the intended deities, reinforcing correct ritual distribution and dharmic worship.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it legitimizes offering portions in yajña to the Maruts; it functions as a theological basis for including the Maruts among the deities invoked and satisfied in Vedic-Puranic sacrificial procedures.