Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

मरुतो नाम यूयं वै भविष्यध्वं वियच्चराः इत्येवमुक्त्वा देवेशो ब्रह्म लोकपितामहः

Transliteration

maruto nāma yūyaṃ vai bhaviṣyadhvaṃ viyaccarāḥ ityevamuktvā deveśo brahma lokapitāmahaḥ

Translation

“‘You shall indeed be known as the Maruts, moving through the sky.’ Having spoken thus, the Lord of the gods—Brahmā, the grandsire of the world—(so ordained them).”

Speakers

• Narrator (Purāṇic voice) describing Brahmā’s ordinance regarding the Maruts (addressed to Nārada in the surrounding discourse).

Primary Deities

• Brahmā
• Maruts

Key Themes

• Manvantara framework
• Origin and naming of divine classes (gaṇas)
• Vedic storm-deities in Purāṇic genealogy

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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