Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

ते च मात्रा विनाभूता रुरुदुस्तान् पितामहः निवारयित्वा कृतवांल्लोकनाथो मरुद्गणान्

Transliteration

te ca mātrā vinābhūtā rurudustān pitāmahaḥ nivārayitvā kṛtavāṃllokanātho marudgaṇān

Translation

And those (children), being without a mother, wept. Then Pitāmaha, having restrained/comforted them, the Lord of the world made them into the host of Maruts.

Speakers

• Narratorial voice; Brahmā (Pitāmaha) acts within the narrative toward the motherless children.

Primary Deities

• Brahmā
• Maruts

Key Themes

• Brahmā as cosmic ordainer
• Origin of the Maruts (etiology)
• Transformation from human birth to divine function

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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