Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

सा चापसराः शक्रमेत्य याथातथ्यं न्यवेदयत् ततो बहुतिथे काले सा ग्राही शङ्खरूपिणी

Transliteration

sā cāpasarāḥ śakrametya yāthātathyaṃ nyavedayat tato bahutithe kāle sā grāhī śaṅkharūpiṇī

Translation

That apsaras approached Śakra (Indra) and reported the matter exactly as it had occurred. Then, after a long interval of time, she became a crocodile, assuming the form of a conch.

Speakers

• Narrator voice (Purāṇic narrator) describing events; the apsaras reports to Śakra (Indra).

Primary Deities

• Indra (Śakra)

Key Themes

• Karma and transformation
• Apsaras and Deva-court narrative
• Marvel/Adbhuta motif (conch-formed crocodile)
• Tīrtha-associated metamorphosis (implied by chapter context)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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