Shloka 19
Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts
मरुतश्च दिते: पुत्राश्चत्वारिंशन्नवाधिका: । त आसन्नप्रजा: सर्वे नीता इन्द्रेण सात्मताम् ॥ १९ ॥
marutaś ca diteḥ putrāś catvāriṁśan navādhikāḥ ta āsann aprajāḥ sarve nītā indreṇa sātmatām
ദിതിയുടെ ഗർഭത്തിൽ നിന്ന് നാല്പത്തൊമ്പത് മരുത് ദേവന്മാരും ജനിച്ചു. അവർക്കാര്ക്കും സന്തതി ഉണ്ടായില്ല. അവർ ദിതിജരായിരുന്നാലും, ഇന്ദ്രൻ അവരെ ദേവസ്ഥാനത്ത് സ്ഥാപിച്ച് തന്റെ സമത്വത്തിലേക്ക് ഉയർത്തി.
Apparently even demons can be elevated to positions as demigods when their atheistic character is reformed. There are two kinds of men throughout the universe. Those who are devotees of Lord Viṣṇu are called demigods, and those who are just the opposite are called demons. Even the demons can be transformed into demigods, as the statement of this verse proves.
FAQs
The Maruts are forty-nine sons of Diti; in this verse they are described as childless and later brought by Indra into unity with him.
In the narrative, Indra transforms a potential enmity into cooperation—bringing Diti’s sons into alignment with him so they function as a harmonious group rather than rivals.
Even after conflict, one can seek reconciliation through alignment of purpose—turning opposition into cooperative service for a higher order.