Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

पूतनामप्सरोमुख्यां प्राह नारद वाक्यवित् गच्छस्व पूतने शैलं महामेरुं विशालिनम्

Transliteration

pūtanāmapsaromukhyāṃ prāha nārada vākyavit gacchasva pūtane śailaṃ mahāmeruṃ viśālinam

Translation

โอ้นารท ผู้รู้ถ้อยคำได้กล่าวแก่ปูตนา ผู้เป็นเอกในหมู่อัปสรา ว่า ‘จงไปเถิด ปูตนา ไปยังภูเขามหามेरุอันกว้างใหญ่’

Speakers

• Likely Indra (Sahasrākṣa) speaking to apsaras Pūtanā; the narration is addressed to Nārada (vocative ‘nārada’)

Primary Deities

• Indra

Key Themes

• Indra’s countermeasure to tapas (sending apsarases)
• Apsaras as agents of distraction/temptation
• Cosmic mountain as ascetic theatre (Meru)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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