Shloka 4

Indra's Campaign on Mount Malaya — Indra’s Campaign on Mount Malaya and the Birth of the Maruts (Origin of the Epithet Gotrabhid)

Devanagari script

ददृशुर्मलयं शैलं सिद्धाध्युषितकन्दरम् लतावितासंछन्नं मत्तसत्त्वसमाकुलम्

Transliteration

dadṛśurmalayaṃ śailaṃ siddhādhyuṣitakandaram latāvitāsaṃchannaṃ mattasattvasamākulam

Translation

They beheld the Malaya mountain, whose caves were inhabited by Siddhas, covered over with creepers and thickets, and crowded with wild creatures in rut (or intoxicated with their own vigor).

Speakers

• Narratorial voice continuing the account of the defeated Asura band’s movement.

Primary Deities

• Siddhas (semi-divine beings)

Key Themes

• Purāṇic sacred geography
• Mountain as liminal refuge
• Presence of Siddhas in wilderness caves

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }