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Shloka 52

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

अवाप गर्भं तन्वङ्गी तस्मान्नृपतिसत्तमात् गुर्विण्यामथ भार्यायां ममारासौ नराधिपः

avāpa garbhaṃ tanvaṅgī tasmānnṛpatisattamāt gurviṇyāmatha bhāryāyāṃ mamārāsau narādhipaḥ

The slender-limbed queen conceived a child from that excellent king. Then, while his wife was pregnant, that ruler (narādhipa) died.

Narrator (Purāṇic sūta/ṛṣi voice) addressing a sage interlocutor (mune) within the ongoing dialogue frame
Royal lineage and successionPregnancy and dynastic continuityImpermanence (mṛtyu)Pathos in royal narrative

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