Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

वपुष्मानिति विख्यातो वपुषा भास्करोपमः तस्य पुत्रो गुणश्रेष्ठो ज्योतिष्मान् धार्मिको ऽभवत्

Transliteration

vapuṣmāniti vikhyāto vapuṣā bhāskaropamaḥ tasya putro guṇaśreṣṭho jyotiṣmān dhārmiko 'bhavat

Translation

He was renowned by the name Vapuṣmān, whose bodily splendor was like that of the Sun. His son, pre-eminent in virtues, was Jyotiṣmān, a righteous man.

Speakers

• Narratorial voice within the Purāṇic dialogue (speaker not specified in the excerpt) describing a lineage connected to a tīrtha-setting.

Primary Deities

• Sūrya (as simile: Bhāskara)

Key Themes

• Genealogy in Purāṇic geography
• Dharma as inherited virtue
• Radiance as marker of tapas/merit

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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