The forty nine Marut devatās (devata; god), sired by Maharṣi(Maharshi) Kaśyapa (Kasyapa), were born of the womb of Diti, the daughter of Dakṣa (Daksha). These Marut gods were divided into seven gaṇas (gana; genus). Ṛk(Rik) was a god belonging to the fourth amongst these gaṇas.