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Shloka 60

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

ततस्तस्माद्धुतवहात् सप्त तत्तेजसोपमाः शिशवः समजायन्त ते रुदन्तो ऽभवन् मुने

tatastasmāddhutavahāt sapta tattejasopamāḥ śiśavaḥ samajāyanta te rudanto 'bhavan mune

Then, from that Hutavaha (Agni), seven infants, comparable in radiance to him, were born; and they were crying, O sage.

Narrator addressing a sage (mune)continuing the tirtha-legend sequence.
Agni (Hutavaha)
Agni as womb/generatorEtiological myth (origin of a group of seven)Ritual potency and unintended creationAuspicious/inauspicious signs (crying infants)

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