Shloka 106
सूर्यरथ-कालचक्र-आयनविभागः, संध्योपासनम्, देवयान-पितृयानम्, विष्णुपद-गङ्गावतरणम्
ततश् चाज्याहुतिद्वारा पोषितास् ते हविर्भुजः वृष्टेः कारणतां यान्ति भूतानां स्थितये पुनः
tataś cājyāhutidvārā poṣitās te havirbhujaḥ vṛṣṭeḥ kāraṇatāṃ yānti bhūtānāṃ sthitaye punaḥ
Thereafter, the gods who partake of the oblation—nourished by offerings of ghee—become in turn the cause of rainfall, that all beings may be sustained.
Sage Parāśara (in dialogue with Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How yajña (ājyāhuti) sustains the world through the deva-rain cycle
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Offerings in yajña nourish the havir-bhuj devas, who in turn become the cause of rain sustaining all beings.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Perform duties and offerings (including charity and service) with a sense of reciprocity and stewardship toward the wider world.
Vishishtadvaita: Cosmic order functions as Bhagavān’s regulated system where devas act as dependent instruments for sustaining beings.
FAQs
This verse presents yajña as a cosmic exchange: offerings nourish the divine recipients, who then generate rain, sustaining the world’s life and stability.
Parāśara describes a reciprocal chain—ghee offered into fire nourishes the havirbhujaḥ (deities reached through oblations), and they become the cause of rain for the maintenance of beings.
Even when not named explicitly, the Purana frames such orderly cycles as part of Vishnu’s sovereign maintenance (sthiti) of the universe, where dharmic action harmonizes nature and divine governance.