Shloka 5
क्रमेण येन पीतो ऽसौ देवैस् तेन निशाकरम् आप्याययत्य् अनुदिनं भास्करो वारितस्करः
krameṇa yena pīto 'sau devais tena niśākaram āpyāyayaty anudinaṃ bhāskaro vāritaskaraḥ
By the very measure in which the gods drink him in due course, the Sun—stealer of the waters—causes the Moon, maker of night, to wax and be replenished day after day.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Daily replenishment of the Moon and the Sun as 'stealer of waters' (evaporation cycle).
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas
Concept: As the devas drink Soma in fixed measure, the Sun—by drawing waters—replenishes the Moon day by day, maintaining the rhythm of time.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Adopt measured living (krama/niyama): consistent routines and moderation sustain long-term vitality and clarity.
Vishishtadvaita: The universe displays coordinated reciprocity (sun-water-moon), suggesting a single integrated order consonant with a world that is the Lord’s body (śarīra-bhāva) and not an independent mechanism.
FAQs
It highlights the Sun’s cosmic function of drawing up waters (evaporation), an essential act within universal order that also connects to sustaining and regulating lunar nourishment.
He states that the Moon is replenished daily by the Sun in proportion to what the gods consume of the Moon’s essence in due sequence, explaining waxing/waning as a regulated cosmic process.
Though not named in this verse, the Vishnu Purana frames such orderly celestial functions as operating under the sovereignty of the Supreme Reality (Vishnu), through whom cosmic law and time remain coherent.