Shloka 13
Diter Vratabhaṅga and Indra’s Intervention
Diti–Kaśyapa Narrative
ते तमूचुः पात्यमानास्सर्वे प्रांजलयो मुने । नो जिघांससि किं शक्र भ्रातरो मरुतस्तव
te tamūcuḥ pātyamānāssarve prāṃjalayo mune | no jighāṃsasi kiṃ śakra bhrātaro marutastava
O sage, as they were being struck down, all of them, with palms joined, said to him: “O Śakra (Indra), why do you wish to kill us? We are your brothers—the Maruts.”
The Maruts (addressing Indra/Śakra), within Sūta’s narration to the sages
Tattva Level: pashu
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The verse highlights humility and surrender even amid conflict: the Maruts appeal with folded hands, reminding that ego-driven violence among kin violates dharma—an attitude Shaiva Siddhanta treats as a binding pasha (bond) to be overcome by right discernment and devotion to Pati (Śiva).
Though Śiva is not named in the verse, the Uma Saṃhitā’s narrative framework consistently places devas under the higher governance of Śiva (Pati). Remembering this hierarchy supports Saguna Śiva worship—offering pride and hostility into the Linga as a discipline of surrender.
The immediate takeaway is prāñjali-bhāva (folded-hands reverence) and self-restraint; as a Shaiva practice, pair this with calm japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to dissolve anger and restore dharmic clarity.