Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

तत्र तप्यन्ति हि तपः क्रतुध्वजसुता महत् यथा हि तपसो विघ्नं तेषां भवति सुन्दरि

Transliteration

tatra tapyanti hi tapaḥ kratudhvajasutā mahat yathā hi tapaso vighnaṃ teṣāṃ bhavati sundari

Translation

“There, O daughter of Kratudhvaja, they are performing great austerities. Therefore, O fair one, become an obstacle to their austerity.”

Speakers

• Śakra (Indra) addressing Pūtanā (called ‘daughter of Kratudhvaja’)

Primary Deities

• Indra (Śakra)

Key Themes

• Tapas (austerity) and its power
• Devas obstructing ascetic merit
• Mythic motif of ‘tapas-vighna’ (temptation/obstruction)
• Conflict between divine sovereignty and ascetic attainment

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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