Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

The Maruts

मरुत · maruta

The troop of storm-wind gods who ride with Indra

They arrive as thunder, lightning and rain.

The Maruts are the gods of the storm winds, young warriors in golden armour who drive across the sky with Indra, shaking mountains and bringing rain. The Veda counts them in troops of seven; later texts say forty-nine. Krishna names Marichi as the best of them, and Arjuna sees them in the cosmic form.