Shloka 38
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
एवमेतदनिर्देश्यं मार्गमावृत्य भानुमान् । पुन: सृजति वर्षाणि भगवान् भावयन् प्रजा:
evam etad anirdeśyaṃ mārgam āvṛtya bhānumān | punaḥ sṛjati varṣāṇi bhagavān bhāvayan prajāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Ainsi le dieu Soleil, après avoir voilé dans le ciel cette course indicible, fait naître de nouveau les pluies, soutenant et nourrissant toutes les créatures. Par son mouvement réglé et par le voile jeté sur sa voie, il ordonne les saisons afin que les êtres vivants soient maintenus : fraîcheur, chaleur et pluie viennent chacune en son temps.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents the Sun as a divine regulator of cosmic order: by veiling his celestial course and moving in due season, he sustains life by producing rain and thereby nourishes all beings. It frames seasonal change as purposeful governance that supports the world.
Vaiśampāyana explains a cosmological process: the Sun, after obscuring his subtle path in the sky, again generates rainfall. This action is described as an intentional, beneficent act that promotes the flourishing of all creatures.