Vaivasvata Manvantara: the Mārīca creation - Verse 22
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 38 · Verse 22
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Sanskrit Original
लोकत्रयस्य नाथास्ते तस्मादिन्द्राद्विजैः स्मृताः। प्रधानभूता देवेन्द्रा गुणभूतास्तथैव च।।
lokatrayasya nāthāste tasmādindrādvijaiḥ smṛtāḥ| pradhānabhūtā devendrā guṇabhūtāstathaiva ca||
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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.