Сути (Уграшравас)
सूत उवाच
एवं स्तुतस् तदा कद्र्वा भगवान् हरिवाहनः ॥
नीलजीमूतसंघातैर् व्योम सर्वं समावृणोत् ॥
ते मेघा मुमुचुस् तोयं प्रभूतं विद्युदुज्ज्वलाः ॥
परस्परम् इवात्यर्थं गर्जन्तः सततं दिवि ॥
संघातितम् इवाकाशं जलदैः सुमहाद्भुतैः ॥
सृजद्भिर् अतुलं तोयम् अजस्रं सुमहारवैः ॥
संप्रनृत्तम् इवाकाशं धारोर्मिभिर् अनेकशः ॥
मेघस्तनितनिर्घोषम् अम्बरं समपद्यत ॥
नागानाम् उत्तमो हर्शस् तदा वर्षति वासवे ॥
आपूर्यत मही चापि सलिलेन समन्ततः ॥
sūta uvāca
evaṃ stutas tadā kadrvā bhagavān harivāhanaḥ ||
nīlajīmūtasaṃghātair vyoma sarvaṃ samāvṛṇot ||
te meghā mumucus toyaṃ prabhūtaṃ vidyudujjvalāḥ ||
parasparam ivātyarthaṃ garjantaḥ satataṃ divi ||
saṃghātitam ivākāśaṃ jaladaiḥ sumahādbhutaiḥ ||
sṛjadbhir atulaṃ toyam ajasraṃ sumahāravaiḥ ||
saṃpranṛttam ivākāśaṃ dhārormibhir anekaśaḥ ||
meghastanitanirghoṣam ambaraṃ samapadyata ||
nāgānām uttamo harśas tadā varṣati vāsave ||
āpūryata mahī cāpi salilena samantataḥ ||
Suta said: "Thus praised by Kadru, the lord [Indra], whose mount is the bay horses, covered the whole sky with masses of dark-blue clouds. And those clouds, ablaze with lightning, poured forth abundant waters, thundering ceaselessly in the sky as if in contest with one another. The sky seemed to thicken with wondrous, immense clouds that relentlessly poured out incomparable waters with a mighty roar. From countless streams and waves of rain the sky seemed to dance, and the whole firmament was filled with the thunder of roaring clouds. For the serpents the highest joy came, when Vasava (Indra) poured down the rain, and the earth everywhere was filled with water."
8096ddb2f549 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 2:42:20 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
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.