Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

शङ्खिना ग्राहमुख्यस्य महाशङ्खस्य वल्लभा ते ऽपि विभ्रष्टतपसो जग्मू राज्यं तु षैतृकम्

Transliteration

śaṅkhinā grāhamukhyasya mahāśaṅkhasya vallabhā te 'pi vibhraṣṭatapaso jagmū rājyaṃ tu ṣaitṛkam

Translation

Ia adalah Śaṅkhinā, kekasih Mahāśaṅkha, yang utama di antara makhluk air. Para raja itu pun, tapa mereka tergelincir, kembali ke kerajaannya beserta para pengiring.

Speakers

• Narrator to Muni

Key Themes

• Etiology of aquatic beings
• Tapas and its loss through sense-agitation
• Consequences of desire (kāma)
• Tīrtha narrative as moral instruction

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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