Shloka 36
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
तत्रर्षय: सप्त जाता जज्ञिरे मरुतां गणा: । वायुवेगो वायुबलो वायुहा वायुमण्डल:
tatrarṣayaḥ sapta jātā jajñire marutāṃ gaṇāḥ | vāyuvego vāyubalo vāyuhā vāyumaṇḍalaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ali nasceram sete rishis—seres que se tornaram as companhias primordiais dos Maruts. Seus nomes eram Vāyuvega, Vāyubala, Vāyuhā e Vāyumaṇḍala (e, como prossegue a tradição, Vāyujvāla, Vāyuretā e o poderoso Vāyucakra). Assim surgiram os progenitores das hostes marutas, encarnando a força elementar do vento e seu poder ordenado e disciplinado.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how powerful natural forces (here, the wind embodied as Maruts) are presented as ordered and named lineages, suggesting that even immense energy is understood within a framework of cosmic structure and disciplined multiplicity.
Vaiśampāyana describes the birth of seven sage-like beings who become foundational Marut hosts, listing their names and indicating their role as progenitors of the wider Marut groups.