Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 47, Shloka 4
दितेर्गर्भभङ्गो मरुत्प्रतिष्ठा च
Diti’s Severed Embryo and the स्थापना of the Maruts; Viśālā-nagara Lineage
वातस्कन्धा: इमे सप्त चरन्तु दिवि पुत्रक ।मारुता इति विख्याता दिव्यरूपा ममात्मजा:।।।।
vātaskandhā ime sapta carantu divi putraka | mārutā iti vikhyātā divyarūpā mamātmajāḥ ||
ಹೇ ಪುತ್ರ, ಈ ಏಳು—ನನ್ನ ದಿವ್ಯರೂಪ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ ಆತ್ಮಜರು—ಆಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾತಸ್ಕಂಧರಾಗಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸಲಿ; ‘ಮರುತ’ ಎಂಬ ನಾಮದಿಂದ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧರಾಗಲಿ.
O! Son, all these seven are my sons of celestial beauty.They will become pesiding deities for Vata Skandha (divisions of wind) and let them be well-known as maruts wandering in the universe.
FAQs
A dharmic response to suffering: blessing and assigning purpose, so that loss becomes service within the cosmic order.
Diti specifies how the seven should exist—moving in the heavens as wind-hosts and being known as the Maruts.
Benevolence—Diti speaks as a mother who confers dignity and divine function upon her offspring.