Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मतेजोविहीनास्ता जाताः पत्न्यस्तपस्विताम् ततस्तु तत्यजुः सर्वे सदोषास्ताश्च पत्नयः

Transliteration

brahmatejovihīnāstā jātāḥ patnyastapasvitām tatastu tatyajuḥ sarve sadoṣāstāśca patnayaḥ

Translation

ब्रह्मतेजोविहीनाः ताः तपस्विनां पत्न्यः जाताः। ततः सर्वे ताः सदोषाः पत्न्यः परित्यजुः।

Speakers

• Narrator (Purāṇic voice) continuing the Andhaka-cycle account (speaker not specified in the excerpt).

Key Themes

• Ascetic power (tapas) and its social-ritual consequences
• Brahma-tejas as a marker of purity/authority
• Ritual/moral taint and marital rupture in mythic narrative

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "karuna", "secondaryRasa": "bibhatsa", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }