Valmiki Ramayana 1.47.4: Bala Kanda, Sarga 47, Shloka 4
दितेर्गर्भभङ्गो मरुत्प्रतिष्ठा च
Diti’s Severed Embryo and the स्थापना of the Maruts; Viśālā-nagara Lineage
वातस्कन्धाः इमे सप्त चरन्तु दिवि पुत्रक ।
मारुता इति विख्याता दिव्यरूपा ममात्मजाः ॥४॥
vātaskandhā ime sapta carantu divi putraka |
mārutā iti vikhyātā divyarūpā mamātmajāḥ ||4||
बेटा, यह सात मेरे बेटे आसमान में घूमेंगे। वायु के साथ चलेंगे। इनका नाम मरुत पड़ेगा। यह सब बहुत तेज़ चमक रहे हैं।
O! Son, all these seven are my sons of celestial beauty.They will become pesiding deities for Vata Skandha (divisions of wind) and let them be well-known as maruts wandering in the universe.
FAQs
A dharmic response to suffering: blessing and assigning purpose, so that loss becomes service within the cosmic order.
Diti specifies how the seven should exist—moving in the heavens as wind-hosts and being known as the Maruts.
Benevolence—Diti speaks as a mother who confers dignity and divine function upon her offspring.
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