Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Marichi

मरीचि · marīci

Foremost of the Maruts, the storm-wind gods

His name means a ray of light.

Krishna names Marichi as the chief of the Maruts, the troop of storm gods who ride with Indra. The same name belongs to one of the seven great seers, a mind-born son of Brahma and grandfather of the sun; the texts do not make clear whether the two are connected. The word itself means a shining particle or ray of light.