Shloka 72

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

Devanagari script

विघ्नार्थं तस्य तुषिता देवाः संप्रेषयन् वपुम् सा चाभ्येत्य नदीतीरे क्षोभयामास भामिनी

Transliteration

vighnārthaṃ tasya tuṣitā devāḥ saṃpreṣayan vapum sā cābhyetya nadītīre kṣobhayāmāsa bhāminī

Translation

To create an obstacle for him, the Tuṣita gods dispatched a (female) form. She came to the riverbank and, as a passionate woman, sought to disturb him.

Speakers

• Not specified in the excerpt; narrator describing the gods’ attempt to test/obstruct Maṅkiri’s austerity.

Primary Deities

• Tuṣita gods

Key Themes

• Testing of ascetic resolve
• Divine obstruction (vighna) as narrative device
• Tīrtha setting on a riverbank
• Tension between tapas and temptation

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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