Shloka 5
विभज्य तं तु विप्रर्षे प्रजानां हितकाम्यया । तोयं सृजति वर्षासु किमाश्नर्यमत: परम्,ब्रह्मर्ष! प्रजाके हितकी कामनासे भगवान् सूर्य उस वायुको अनेक भागोंमें विभक्त करके वर्षा-ऋतुमें जो जलकी वृष्टि करते हैं, उससे बढ़कर आश्चर्य और क्या होगा?
vibhajya taṃ tu viprarṣe prajānāṃ hitakāmyayā | toyaṃ sṛjati varṣāsu kim āścaryam ataḥ param, brahmarṣe ||
The Nāga said: “O brahmarṣi, O best of sages—seeking the welfare of creatures, the Blessed Sun divides that wind into many parts and, in the rainy season, releases water as rain. What wonder could be greater than this?”
नाग उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights cosmic beneficence: natural processes like rainfall are portrayed as purposeful, welfare-oriented acts within ṛta/dharma. The Sun’s regulation of wind and rain becomes an ethical image of governance—power is meaningful when directed toward the good of all beings.
A Nāga addresses a great sage, pointing to the marvel of rainfall. He explains that the Sun, for the benefit of creatures, divides the wind and thereby causes water to fall in the rainy season, presenting this as an unsurpassed wonder.