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एवं स्तुतः कद्र्वा भगवान् हरिवाहनःevaṃ stutaḥ kadrvā bhagavān harivāhanaḥthus praised by Kadru, the lord [Indra], whose mount is the bay horses
नील-जीमूत-संघातैः व्योम सर्वं समावृणोत्nīla-jīmūta-saṃghātaiḥ vyoma sarvaṃ samāvṛṇotwith masses of dark-blue clouds covered the whole sky
ते मेघाः मुमुचुः तोयं प्रभूतं विद्युत्-उज्ज्वलाःte meghāḥ mumucuḥ toyaṃ prabhūtaṃ vidyut-ujjvalāḥthose clouds, ablaze with lightning, poured forth abundant waters
परस्परं गर्जन्तः सततं दिविparasparaṃ garjantaḥ satataṃ diviceaselessly thundering in the sky as if against one another
सृजद्भिः अतुलं तोयं अजस्रं सुमहा-रवैःsṛjadbhiḥ atulaṃ toyaṃ ajasraṃ sumahā-ravaiḥpouring incomparable waters unceasingly, with a mighty roar
धारा-ऊर्मिभिः आकाशं संप्रनृत्तम् इवdhārā-ūrmibhiḥ ākāśaṃ saṃpranṛttam ivawith streams and waves of rain the sky seemed to dance
नागानां उत्तमः हर्षः तदा वर्षति वासवेnāgānāṃ uttamaḥ harṣaḥ tadā varṣati vāsavefor the serpents the highest joy, when Vasava (Indra) rained down
मही सलिलेन समन्ततः आपूर्यतmahī salilena samantataḥ āpūryatathe earth everywhere was filled with water
सूतsūtaoriginal form "sūta", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्तुतस्stutasoriginal form "stutas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नीलजीमूतसंघातैर्nīlajīmūtasaṃghātairoriginal form "nīlajīmūtasaṃghātair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मेघाmeghāoriginal form "meghā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मुमुचुस्mumucusoriginal form "mumucus", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विद्युदुज्ज्वलाःvidyudujjvalāḥoriginal form "vidyudujjvalāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
परस्परम्parasparamoriginal form "parasparam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इवात्यर्थंivātyarthaṃoriginal form "ivātyarthaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संघातितम्saṃghātitamoriginal form "saṃghātitam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इवाकाशंivākāśaṃoriginal form "ivākāśaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जलदैःjaladaiḥoriginal form "jaladaiḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुमहाद्भुतैःsumahādbhutaiḥoriginal form "sumahādbhutaiḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सृजद्भिर्sṛjadbhiroriginal form "sṛjadbhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तोयम्toyamoriginal form "toyam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुमहारवैःsumahāravaiḥoriginal form "sumahāravaiḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इवाकाशंivākāśaṃoriginal form "ivākāśaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धारोर्मिभिर्dhārormibhiroriginal form "dhārormibhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनेकशःanekaśaḥoriginal form "anekaśaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मेघस्तनितनिर्घोषम्meghastanitanirghoṣamoriginal form "meghastanitanirghoṣam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अम्बरंambaraṃoriginal form "ambaraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समपद्यतsamapadyataoriginal form "samapadyata", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नागानाम्nāgānāmoriginal form "nāgānām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उत्तमोuttamooriginal form "uttamo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हर्शस्harśasoriginal form "harśas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तदाtadāoriginal form "tadā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
This brief chapter shows how the higher powers respond to sincere prayer, and the law of cosmic reciprocity. Indra, once praised, at once grants the petition -- he sends down life-giving rain, and the serpents, faint from the heat, revive. Scripture thus shows that a prayer raised in distress does not go unanswered: the higher powers, by the will of the Lord, nourish and protect living beings. The rain here is an image of grace descending from above: as the sky waters the parched earth, so the Lord's grace revives the parched soul. Here too is the law of yajna set forth in the Gita: sacrifice and prayer nourish the gods, and the gods send down rain, rain gives rise to food -- so turns the wheel of mutual nourishment, and at its foundation stands the Lord. It is telling that even the serpents, bound by a curse, receive relief: the mercy of the rain falls on all without distinction, for generosity from above knows no partiality. The sky "dancing" under the downpour is an image of creation itself rejoicing, answering the descent of grace.