Vaivasvata Manvantara: the Mārīca creation - Verse 21
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 38 · Verse 21
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Sanskrit Original
नाथ इत्येष धातुर्वै धातुज्ञैः पालने स्मृतः। यस्माद्भूतस्य लोकस्य भव्यस्य भवतस्तथा।।
nātha ityeṣa dhāturvai dhātujñaiḥ pālane smṛtaḥ| yasmādbhūtasya lokasya bhavyasya bhavatastathā||
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Sūta said:: There is a root viz. Nath—This root is remembered by persons who know (grammar) in the sense of ‘protection’. Since they are the protectors of the three worlds namely the Bhūta, Bhavya and Bhavat, they are declared as Indras by Brāhmaṇas. Devendras are the Chief ones and the meritorious ones.