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Diti, Indra and the forty-nine Maruts

Classical

'Ma rodih' -- 'don't cry' -- is the folk etymology of the Maruts' name.

Diti's foetus is split into seven parts and she appeals to Indra, taking the blame on herself. Indra blesses the seven segments to become the Maruts; each Marut has a batch of seven, forty-nine in total. The name Marut is traced to Diti's soothing words to the crying fragments, and they roam the heavens.

Who: Diti, Indra, Maruts

Bound to

The churning of the Milk Ocean (Valmiki's version) causes

Where this comes from

• valmiki · Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda (valmikiramayan.net translation) sarga 47

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