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Shloka 37

Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage

वायुज्वालो वायुरेता वायुचक्रश्न वीर्यवान्‌ । एवमेते समुत्पन्ना मरुतां जनयिष्णव:,उस कलशमें सात ऋषि उत्पन्न हुए, जो मूलभूत मरुद्गण थे। उनके नाम इस प्रकार हैं --वायुवेग, वायुबल, वायुहा, वायुमण्डल, वायुज्वाल, वायुरेता और शक्तिशाली वायुचक्र। ये उनचास मरुदगणोंके जन्मदाता “मरुत' उत्पन्न हुए थे-

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

vāyujvālo vāyuretā vāyucakraś ca vīryavān |

evam ete samutpannā marutāṃ janayiṣṇavaḥ ||

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า— “วายุชวาละ วายุเรตา และวายุจักระผู้ทรงพลัง—ดังนี้แลพวกเขาทั้งหมดได้ถือกำเนิดขึ้น และกลายเป็นผู้ให้กำเนิดแก่หมู่มรุต”

वायुज्वालःVāyu-jvāla (name: 'wind-flame')
वायुज्वालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायुज्वाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वायुरेताःVāyu-retas (name: 'wind-semen/essence')
वायुरेताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायुरेता
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वायुचक्रःVāyu-cakra (name: 'wind-wheel')
वायुचक्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायुचक्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वीर्यवान्powerful, vigorous
वीर्यवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर्यवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
एतेthese
एते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
समुत्पन्नाःarisen, produced
समुत्पन्नाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-उत्-√पद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)
मरुताम्of the Maruts
मरुताम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
जनयिष्णवःbegetting, generating; progenitors
जनयिष्णवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Root√जन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, इष्णु (desiderative/propensity adjective)

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
M
Maruts (Marut-gaṇa)
V
Vāyujvāla
V
Vāyuretā
V
Vāyucakra

Educational Q&A

The verse emphasizes that powerful forces—here symbolized by the Maruts (storm-deities)—are not random but arise through an ordered lineage. This frames even violent or turbulent energies within a structured cosmos, implying that power should be understood in relation to origin, purpose, and rightful place.

Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical account describing the birth of beings connected with the Maruts. He names Vāyujvāla, Vāyuretā, and the mighty Vāyucakra as progenitors associated with the Marut host.