Shloka 61

Origins of the Maruts — Across the Manvantaras

Devanagari script

तेषां तु ध्वनिमाकर्ण्य भगवान् पद्मसंभवः समागम्य निवार्य्याथ स चक्रे मरुतः सुतान्

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tu dhvanimākarṇya bhagavān padmasaṃbhavaḥ samāgamya nivāryyātha sa cakre marutaḥ sutān

Translation

Hearing their tumult, the Blessed One—Padma-sambhava (Brahmā, ‘born from the lotus’)—came there and restrained them; then he brought into being the Maruts as sons.

Speakers

• Narrator to a listening sage (explicit vocative appears in the next verse: brahman
• tapodhana).

Primary Deities

• Brahmā
• Maruts

Key Themes

• Origin of deity-groups (gaṇas)
• Cosmic administration and pacification
• Genealogical-cosmological framing

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who is ‘Padmasaṃbhava’ in this verse, and why is he involved?

Padmasaṃbhava is Brahmā, the lotus-born creator. In Purāṇic cosmology, Brahmā often intervenes to regulate disruptive forces and to assign cosmic roles to deity-groups such as the Maruts.

Does ‘made the Maruts as sons’ imply biological parentage?

Not necessarily. Purāṇic idiom frequently uses ‘sons’ (sutāḥ) for beings produced, appointed, or organized under a progenitor’s authority. The emphasis here is on Brahmā’s creative/administrative act establishing the Marut-gaṇa.

What are the Maruts in Purāṇic theology?

The Maruts are a collective of storm and wind deities, often associated with Indra and atmospheric phenomena. They function as a gaṇa (host) with shared identity rather than as a single deity.