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

‘तुम निश्चय ही मरुत् नाम से प्रसिद्ध होगे, और आकाश में विचरण करोगे।’ ऐसा कहकर देवेश, लोकपितामह ब्रह्मा ने (उन्हें ऐसा ठहराया)।

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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