Forty nine Marut devatā (devata; gods) were sired by Kaśyapa (Kasyapa)Prajāpati (Prajapati; Ruler of the people) and born of the womb of Diti, daughter of Dakṣa (daksha). These forty nine gods were divided into seven gaṇas (gana; genus). Ṛta (Rita) was one of the seven gods belonging to the third of these gaṇa.