RamarpaNam-80

File 80.

Dated: July 19, 2012.

Jai Sri Ram.

Story of seven Maruts becoming wind Gods.

Mahabharata and Ramayana are the two epic poems and both have something in common; especially few of the characters appearing in Ramayana reappear also in Mahabharata. Rama and LakshmaNa of course incarnated as KrishNa and Balarama. Hanuman is one more example for the same.

Back to the story of Rama, Diti under goes strenuous asterism and a child intended to kill Indira is growing in her womb. With view to destroy that Indira-killer, on a day when Diti by complacency,

dRiSTvaa taam ashucim shakraH paadayoH kRita muurdhajaam |
shiraH sthaane kRitau paadau jahaasa ca mumoda ca ||

Failed to maintain the ascetic life 100% pure. So to say, she slept placing her head at feet-side and her hair falling on feet. Indira ceasing the opportunity entered her womb and mutilated the fetus into seven fragments.

garbham ca saptadhaa raama cicCheda parama aatmavaan |

 Whom He later blessed them to be sapta marut gaNas, The Seven Wind-gods.

maa rudo maa rudaH ca iti garbham shakro abhyabhaaSata |

maa rudo, maa rudah = do not cry, do not cry, became the causal name for ‘’maruts’’.

tat antaram aham labdhvaa shakra hantaaram aahave |
abhindam saptadhaa devi tan me tvam kSantum arhhasi ||

Diti realized her folly of not keeping the penance till the end, which Indira utilized to save His own life. She conceded that the seven Maruts will guard the seven worlds that of Brahma, Indira and stand guard on all the four sides at the same time be the air we inhale and ex-hale for survival.

priyam tvat kRitam icChaami mama garbha viparhyaye |

The place where all these happened was named Vishala. This province ruled by many a ruler included Ikshvacu, Kakustah of Vishala dynasty leading up to Sumati the present day King, at the time when Rama LakshmaNa were lead in, on their way to Mithila by Vishvamitra.

Indira erred and Diti forgave the killer of her children. That realization is hard to come. Do we stand the test that Diti fared well?

So do not stand by the wicket, lest your penance or patience will be thwarted.