Shloka 105
सूर्यरथ-कालचक्र-आयनविभागः, संध्योपासनम्, देवयान-पितृयानम्, विष्णुपद-गङ्गावतरणम्
मेघेषु संतता वृष्टिर् वृष्टेः सृष्टेश् च पोषणम् आप्यायनं च सर्वेषां देवादीनां महामुने
megheṣu saṃtatā vṛṣṭir vṛṣṭeḥ sṛṣṭeś ca poṣaṇam āpyāyanaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ devādīnāṃ mahāmune
In the clouds abides the unbroken stream of rain; from that rain comes the nourishment that sustains creation itself, and the replenishment and renewed vigor of all beings—beginning with the gods—O great sage.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Creation Stage: Secondary
Concept: Rain sustained in clouds nourishes creation and renews the vitality of all beings, including the gods—showing interdependence within cosmic order.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Honor ecological cycles through gratitude, restraint, and stewardship; treat resources (water/food) as sacred supports of life.
Vishishtadvaita: The world’s sustaining processes are meaningful within God-ordered reality; material nature functions as a real mode dependent on the Supreme, not an illusion to be dismissed.
FAQs
They represent the sustaining mechanism of the cosmos: continuous rain enables nourishment, growth, and the ongoing preservation of creation, including the vitality of the devas.
He frames preservation (poṣaṇa) as operating through orderly natural cycles—clouds producing rain, and rain sustaining all beings—showing cosmic stability as a structured, providential process.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s theology reads such sustaining order as the work of the Supreme Sustainer—Vishnu—whose sovereignty expresses itself through the laws and rhythms of nature.