Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

स्तान्यार्थिनो वै रुरुदुराथाभ्यागात् पितामहः मा रुदध्वमितीत्याह मरुतो नाम पुत्रकाः

Transliteration

stānyārthino vai rurudurāthābhyāgāt pitāmahaḥ mā rudadhvamitītyāha maruto nāma putrakāḥ

Translation

Crying for milk, they wept indeed. Then Pitāmaha (Brahmā) came near and said, ‘Do not weep.’ Thus the children came to be called by the name ‘Maruts’.

Speakers

• Pitāmaha (Brahmā) addresses the infants (later named Maruts).

Primary Deities

• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)

Key Themes

• Etymological naming (nirukti-style)
• Origin of the Maruts
• Divine compassion/providence
• Tīrtha-etiology

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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