TEXT 20
sri-rajovaca
katham ta asuram bhavam
apohyautpattikam guro
indrena prapitah satmyam
kim tat sadhu krtam hi taih
SYNONYMS
sri-raja uvacaKing Pariksit said; kathamwhy; tethey; asuramdemoniac; bhavammentality; apohyagiving up; autpattikamdue to birth; guromy dear lord; indrenaby Indra; prapitahwere converted; sa-atmyamto demigods; kimwhether; tattherefore; sadhupious activities; krtamperformed; hiindeed; taihby them.
TRANSLATION
King Pariksit inquired: My dear lord, due to their birth, the forty-nine Maruts must have been obsessed with a demoniac mentality. Why did Indra, the King of heaven, convert them into demigods? Did they perform any rituals or pious activities?

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