With a heart full of sorrow and humility, Diti, the mother of the Maruts, addressed Indra, the lord of the gods and mighty son of a sage. She acknowledged that if her embryo had been rendered fruitless due to her own actions, Indra was blameless. There was no fault in slaying an enemy, she said, and thus she would not curse him. Instead, Diti wished for a blessing upon her unborn children. She prayed that her sons would be granted seven stations in heaven, so that these seven wind-clusters could be traversed by her sons. She desired that these groups, seven times seven, would become renowned as the Maruts. Diti described the seven clusters: the first on earth, the second with the sun, the third with the moon, the fourth among the stars, the fifth among the planets, the sixth in the circle of the Seven Sages, and the seventh, the highest wind-cluster, at the pole star. She proclaimed that her sons would wander these places at various times, moving as these wind-clusters. The first cluster on earth would bring impure things, and her sons would traverse the earth as this group. The second wind-cluster would blow from pure things towards the sun, and the second group would move there. Above the sun, then from the moon, was the upward wind, the third cluster, where the third group would go. Above the moon, from the stars, was the fourth cluster, called the good wind, and her fourth group would move there. Above the Yakṣas and from the planets was the fifth cluster, the gentle wind, for the fifth group. Above the planets and from the sages was the sixth, called the supreme, for the sixth group. Above the Saptarṣis and Dhruva, the pole star, was the seventh region, the support of the wind, where her sons would remain. Diti declared that all her sons would move about these regions at various times, known by the name Maruts. Their names were given by both mother and son, and by their deeds, each Marut was distinct. She recited the names of the first group: Sattvajyotis, Aditya, Satyajyotis, Tiryagjyotis, Sajyotis, Jyotishman, and another. The second group included Ṛtajit, Satyajit, Suṣeṇa, Senajit, Satmitra, Abhimitra, and Harimitra. The third group was named: Kṛta, Satya, Dhruva, Dhartṛ, Vidhāraya, Dhvānta, Dhuni, Ugra, Bhīma, Abhiyu, and Sakṣipa. Another group was: Īdṛk, Caiva, Tathānyādṛk, Yādṛk, Pratikṛt, Samiti, and Saṃrambha. There were also qualities: Īdṛk, Puruṣa, Anyādṛkṣā, Cetasaḥ, Samitā, Samitadṛkṣā, and Pratidṛkṣā. Altogether, fifty Maruts were named, enumerated by Diti and Candramas. After hearing their names, Diti spoke to Indra: "O son, these are my sons who move in the region of the wind; let my sons move about happily with the gods." Indra, the thousand-eyed lord, joined his palms and replied, "Mother, let it be so." He promised that all would happen as she wished: her sons, great-souled and approved by the gods, would become divine and, with the gods, would partake in the sacrifices. Indra declared that all the Maruts were gods, immortal, brothers of Indra, and all sons of Diti were ascetics. Knowing this, mother and son, rich in austerity, joyfully ascended to heaven, and Śakra, too, went to heaven. It was said that whoever hears or recites the auspicious birth of the Maruts will not suffer from drought and will attain long life. Now, the story turned to the sons of Danu. These sons, renowned in their lineage, became great Asuras. Led by Vipracitti, they numbered a hundred, fierce in strength, each having obtained boons and performed intense austerities. The Dānavas were true to their word, valiant, fierce, masters of illusion, mighty in strength, but performed no sacrifices and were not devoted to the Brāhmaṇas. Their chief names were recounted in order: Dvimūrdhā, Śaṅkuvarṇa, Śaṅkunirāmaya, Śaṅkukarṇa, Mahāviśva, Gaveṣṭhi, Dundubhi, Ajāmukha, the venerable Śila, Vāmanasa, Marīcirakṣaka, Mahāgārgya, Aṅgirāvṛta, Vikṣobhya, Suketu, Suvīrya, Suhṛda, Indrajit, Viśvajit, Asura, Vimardana, Ekacakra, Subāhu, Tāraka the mighty, Vaiśvānara, Pulomā, Pravīṇa, Mahāśirā, Svarbhānu, Vṛṣaparvan, Muṇḍaka the great Asura, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Sūrya, Candra, Indra the tormentors, Sūkṣma, Nicandra, Ūrṇanābha, Mahāgiri, Asilomā, Sukeśa, Sada, ten named Balaka, Gaganamūrdhā, Kumbhanābha, Mahodara, Pramodāha, Kupatha, the mighty Hayagrīva, Asura, Virupākṣa, Supatha the great Asura, Aja, Hiraṇmaya, Śatamāyu, Śambara, Śarabha, Śalabha, Sūrya and Candra—these two renowned among the Asuras as adversaries of the gods, now standing among the gods themselves. Thus, the sons of Diti and Danu, each with their own destinies and qualities, were set forth in the regions of heaven and earth, their names and deeds echoing in the sacred tradition.