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Shloka 23

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

तानादाय वियच्चारी मारुतानादिदेश ह ते त्वासन् मरुतस्त्वाद्या मनोः स्वायंभुवे ऽन्तरे

tānādāya viyaccārī mārutānādideśa ha te tvāsan marutastvādyā manoḥ svāyaṃbhuve 'ntare

“Taking them up, the sky-ranging (Brahmā) appointed those Maruts. And those were indeed the first Maruts, within the Manvantara of Svāyambhuva Manu.”

Narrator continuing the cosmogonic account (addressed to Nārada in the broader frame).
BrahmāSvāyambhuva ManuMaruts
Manvantara chronologyClassification of divine hosts across cosmic agesPurāṇic harmonization of Vedic deities

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