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'''Microbes in the Vedas are called as Maruts '''

Maruts are children of Lord Rudra and Prisni, the sacred celestial cow. They wear lion-skins, matted-hair and serpents around their necks. They have yellow throats, hold tridents and skulls and have the crescent moon on their foreheads. Rudras are the companions of  Indra, servants of Shiva and companions of Yama, who is surrounded by them. They have immense power, wear golden necklaces and are "like lighting-illuminated clouds. To please them even demigods worship them with the chants of Namakam and Chamakam in Sri Rudram.

Microbes are everywhere.  Maruts Live in all 5 Elements as well in Humans. They live in extreme conditions of temperatures. Humans are living in the universe of microbes.  Each cell in the Human body is a house of Microbes. The prime eleven positions of them in the human body are <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">heart and the five  <span style="background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">sensory organs, the five organs of action and the mind.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif""> The human body contains about 100 trillion cells. Each living Cell is a self-contained dwelling place of 10 Microbes. Thus, there exist 1000 trillion Microbes in a human body!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">The “Sabda Maruts “air born Maruts or Sound Microbes move about 100 times  its body length in a second and swimming as fast as 50 microns per second. Well Light travels at 300 million meters per second but charged Microbes can make 7,500 trips around the Earth along the equator every second!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">They are so tiny and smaller than air molecules that are not visible to naked eye. They are tiny as souls that are relentlessly floating in the Cosmos. They are like colours hidden in the white lights. Nevertheless, are living organisms in the Air, Fire, Water, Heat, Light, Sound, Ether, and on all the Kingdoms of Earth in all living and non-living things. They are of many different colours, shapes, sizes, being sensitive to optics, sonic and electromagnetic fields, capable of gene transfer, and voracious eaters, growing in numbers exponentially. They enjoy inhaling and exhaling Oxygen, and the principle forces of Heat, Light, Sound and moving forces in the Ether, Air, Fire and Water. They are the forces of procreation in Plant Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Water Kingdom, Human Kingdom, Metals, Minerals, Rocks, Oils etc.,

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">The science dealing with Maruts is Vedic Microbiology encompasses the microbial science enshrined in the Rig-Veda, Atharvaveda, and Yajurveda. A large number of Sukta in the Vedas provides information about microbiological knowledge in the ancient Vedic texts. Kankotan Sukta by Rishị Agastya (Rig-Veda 1/191); Krimighnam Sukta (Atharvaveda 5/23), Kriminashnam Sukta (AV. 2/32), Krimijambhanam Sukta (AV. 2/31) all by Rishị Kanva; Rakshognam Sukta (AV. 5/29) by Rishị Chatan; Kriminashnam Sukta (AV. 4/37) by Rishị Badrayani and other Sukta provides insight into the Microbial sciences in Vedas.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">Yajurveda 17.3 details on Maruts. These are as krimi - Probiotic Microbes. The word krimi used in Vedas for different macroscopic and microscopic creatures. These are the building blocks of Universe.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">Right from Microbes, various insects like kita, patanga nominated as krimi. Two types of krimi viz. Drishta (Visible/Macroscopic) and Adrishta (Invisible / Microscopic) described in Vedas. These two categories encompass nearly all krimi (Microbes / pathogens). According to their origin and habitat, Maruts categorized as pranyashrayee and Anyasthanashrayee.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">Different sharirika, manasika and adhyatmic vyadhis originated from these Krimi. These harmful and debilitates (Pushtinashaka) organisms are recognized by various names based on troubles/sufferings they produce. Surya and Agni (sun and fire) described as internal source of krimichikitsa. That early morning ultraviolet light rays emanating from sun are for various krimijanya-vyadhis. Apart from this various treatment modalities by using various natural resources, vegetable drugs, mineral drugs, fumigation, cleansing (Marjan-prokshana) and hymns were described for krimi and diseases caused by them.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">On the Earth, they actively live in almost every nook from 20 miles beneath the Earth's surface to 20 miles overhead. They live at temperatures less than -20 degrees Celsius to temperatures hotter than the boiling point. Microbes live in the soil, on rocks, inside roots, buried under miles of Earth, in compost piles and toxic waste, and all over the Earth's surface. Microbes remain in boiling hot springs and on frozen snowfields. Microbes live in the farthest reaches of the atmosphere. Microbes may inhabit space beyond our world. The air around us filled with microbes. Microbes, fungi, algae, protozoa, and viruses float in air currents. The numbers of microbes in the air range from 10 to 10,000 per cubic meter.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">There are10, 000,000 different type of microbes live on Earth alone. The percentage of the human genome that arose at a series of stages in evolution, 37% of human genes originated in bacteria. More than 90% of cells in the human body are microbial. The human body viewed best as a super-organism made up of both microbial and human cells. <span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Some of them were white and gentle, friendly and beneficent; while others were dark and fierce. <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">The ferocious eleven Rudras are named as Kapali, Pingala, Bhima, Virupaksa, Vilohita, Ajesha, Shasana, Shasta, Shambhu, Chanda and Dhruva. <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">The eleven groups of hundred are named: Ajaikapad, Ahi Budhnya, Pinakin, Rta, Pitrrupa, Tryamabaka, Maheshvara, Vrsakapi, Sambhu, Havana and Ishvara. Their wives are Dhi, Vrtti, Usana, Urna, Niyuta, Sarpis, Ila, Ambika, Iravatl, Sudha and Diksa. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">In Rig Veda 8th Mandala 96.8 gives the eloquent account of Maruts.

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">Upa tvema <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">h K <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">ṛ <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning: 8.0pt">dhi no bhāghadheya <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-fareast-font-family: "ArialUnicodeMS";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";color:black; mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">ṃ <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning: 8.0pt"> śu <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">ṣ <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">ma <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">ṃ <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; mso-font-kerning:8.0pt"> ta enā havi <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">ṣ '<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">ā vidhema || '

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">Tighmamāyudha <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">ṃ <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning: 8.0pt"> marutāmanīka <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">ṃ <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt"> kasta Indra prati vajra <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">ṃ <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt"> dadhar <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">ṣ '<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning: 8.0pt">a | '

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">In this, Sloka Maruts referred as Marudgana, as the sons of Lord Rudra and the celestial Cow Prisni. They are also known as Rudras as well Prisni-mâtarah or as krimi as well Sukshma Javiki being Microbes that generate energy as Microorganisms. Maruts held to be electromagnetic sound particles in space. Maruts refer to the twofold character of Ether in association with the Mind.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">The main eleven forms of <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Maruts are known as Ekadasa Rudras. <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">The  <span style="background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Rig Veda   and the Krishna  Yajur Veda   makes the Rudras the gods of the middle world, situated between earth and heaven i.e. the atmosphere. <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">As wind-gods, the Rudras represent the life-breath.undefined <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">In the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, the eleven Rudras are represented by ten <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">vital energies in the body and the eleventh one being the soul.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">The Rudras preside over the second stage of creation and the intermediary stage of life. They govern the second ritual of sacrifice, the mid-day offering and the second stage of life. They are Manyu, Manu, Mahmasa, Mahan, Siva, Rtudhvaja, Ugraretas, Bhava, Kama, Vamadeva and Dhrtavrata. <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">  <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">They are also named as Mrgavadha, Sarpa,  <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Nirriti, Ajaikapad, Ahi Budhnya, Pinakin, Dahana, Ishvara, Kapalin, Sthanu and Bhaga. They are even named as Vishvarupa, Ajaikapad, Ahi Budhnya, Virupaksa, Raivata, Hara, Bahurupa, Tryambaka, Savitra, Jayanta and Pinakin.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Rudra is the father of Maruts the "storm gods"; hence they are called  Rudrāya. They are the deities who bring havoc, associated with the atmosphere. <span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51);">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal">  The Maruts (immortals) are described as restless troops of flashy young men, transporting in space the hordes young warriors called maryus (mortals). <span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51);">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"> Maruts are war-minded close knit bunch of exuberant youth. “They have iron teeth, roam like lions, hold bows and arrows and round projectiles; they speed away in golden chariots drawn by tawny stallions. They dwell in the North.”(<span style="background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Rig Veda 1.153.6 ) <span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51);">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:4.5pt;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in; line-height:normal"> Riding on the whirlwinds, singing loudly, they direct the storms. Clad in rain, they spread rain, pushing away storm. When they move the mountains tremble and trees fall (<span style="background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">Rig Veda <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'TimesNewRoman',serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;"> 1.39.5; 5.53-54 ) and <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:black"> Rig Veda <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-bidi-language:TE">1.114.02 details <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:#333333; background:#FAFAFA">

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:4.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:black">m <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";color:black">ṛḷ <span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:black">ā no rudrota no mayas k <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";color:black">ṛ <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:black">dhi k <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; color:black">ṣ '<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif";color:black">ayadvīrāya namasā vidhemate | '

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:4.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif";color:black">             yaccha <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";color:black">ṃ <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:black"> ca yośca manurāyeje pitā tadaśyāma tavarudra pra <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";color:black">ṇ <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:black">īti <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";color:black">ṣ <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:black">u || <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; color:black">  <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "TimesNewRoman","serif";color:#333333;background:#FAFAFA">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:4.5pt;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in; line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"; mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">No Mortal Man and No God exceed the mental power of mighty Maruts, so only fire spreads under their command. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";color:#333333; background:#FAFAFA">Be gracious to us, Rudra; grant us happiness, for we worship the destroyer of heroes with oblations; and, by your directions, Rudra, may we obtain that freedom from disease and exemption from dangers which our progenitor, Manu, bestowed upon us.

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">This is well detailed in the Shiva Samrajyam.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif";mso-font-kerning:8.0pt">Sivkishen, Author