Shloka 37
Pānīya-dāna and Anna-dāna: The Primacy of Life-Sustaining Gifts (पानीयदान-प्रशंसा / अन्नदान-प्रशंसा)
आदत्ते च रसान् भौमानादित्य: स्वगभस्तिभि: । वायुरादित्यतस्तांश्व रसान् देव: प्रवर्षति,सूर्य अपनी किरणोंसे पृथ्वीके रसोंको ग्रहण करते हैं। वायुदेव सूर्यसे उन रसोंको लेकर फिर भूमिपर बरसाते हैं
ādatte ca rasān bhaumān ādityaḥ sva-gabhastibhiḥ | vāyur ādityatas tāṁś ca rasān devaḥ pravarṣati ||
Dijo Nārada: Con sus propios rayos, el Sol extrae las esencias de la tierra (humedad y savia). Luego el dios Viento, tomando esas esencias del Sol, las hace caer de nuevo sobre la tierra en forma de lluvia.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse points to the orderly cooperation of cosmic powers—Sun and Wind—in sustaining life through rainfall. It implicitly teaches gratitude, humility, and alignment with dharma by recognizing that nourishment and prosperity arise from a larger, well-regulated natural and divine order.
Nārada describes a natural process in sacred terms: the Sun draws up the earth’s moisture with his rays, and Vāyu, receiving it from the Sun, releases it back onto the earth as rain—explaining how the world is sustained through cyclical exchange.