Shloka 66

The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation

Manvantaras

Devanagari script

कृत्वा मरुद्गणं देवैः समानममराधिपः । दितिं विमानमारोप्य ससुतामगमद्दिवम्

Transliteration

kṛtvā marudgaṇaṃ devaiḥ samānamamarādhipaḥ | ditiṃ vimānamāropya sasutāmagamaddivam

Translation

Having made the troop of Maruts equal in status to the gods, the lord of the immortals placed Diti—together with her son—upon a celestial chariot and went to heaven.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having made/done
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• मरुद्गणम्: the host of Maruts
• मरुद्गणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मरुतां गणः)

• देवैः: with the gods
• देवैः: Sahakāraka/Instrument (Association/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• समानम्: equal
• समानम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मरुद्गणम्)

• अमराधिपः: the lord of the immortals (Indra)
• अमराधिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अमराणाम् अधिपः)

• दितिम्: Diti
• दितिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• विमानम्: into the aerial car
• विमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आरोप्य: having placed/caused to mount
• आरोप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• ससुताम्: together with her sons
• ससुताम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणम् (दितिम्) = ‘सुतैः सह’

• अगमत्: went
• अगमत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Gati-karma (Destination/गत्यर्थकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual puranic narration; specific dialogue-pair not explicit in the given verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: मरुद्गणम् = मरुत् + गणम् (त् + ग → द्ग); विमानमारोप्य = विमानम् + आरोप्य (म् + आ → मा); ससुतामगमत् = ससुताम् + अगमत् (म् + अ → म); अगमद्दिवम् = अगमत् + दिवम् (त् + द → द्द)

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Maruts
• Devas
• Diti

FAQs

Why are the Maruts said to be made “equal to the gods” in this verse?

The verse highlights their formal elevation and recognition within the divine order—Maruts are affirmed as full members of the Deva hierarchy rather than marginal storm-spirits.

What is the narrative significance of placing Diti with her son on a vimāna?

It signals reconciliation or divine settlement after conflict: Diti is not left in suffering but is escorted with honor, implying closure and restoration of cosmic order.

What ethical lesson is implied by this episode?

Even after intense rivalry, the puranic ideal points toward restoration, rightful status, and dignified resolution—power is to be exercised with responsibility and final harmony.