Shloka 49
त्वमादायांशुभिस्तेजो निदाघे सर्वदेहिनाम् । सर्वोौषधिरसानां च पुनर्वर्षासु मुडचसि,आप ग्रीष्म-ऋतुमें अपनी किरणोंसे समस्त देहधारियोंके तेज और सम्पूर्ण ओषधियोंके रसका सार खींचकर पुन: वर्षाकालमें उसे बरसा देते हैं
tvam ādāyāṁśubhis tejo nidāghe sarvadehinām | sarvauṣadhirasānāṁ ca punaḥ varṣāsu muñcasi ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Pada musim panas, dengan sinarmu engkau menarik daya hidup semua makhluk berbadan dan sari dari getah segala tumbuhan obat; lalu pada musim hujan engkau melepaskannya kembali sebagai curahan yang menghidupkan. Demikian engkau menopang dunia: mengambil dengan kendali, mengembalikan pada waktunya.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents the sun’s seasonal cycle—drawing out vitality in summer and returning it as rain—as a model of dharmic governance and ethical conduct: taking should be balanced by timely giving back, and power should sustain life rather than merely consume it.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses the sun (directly or as a praised cosmic power), describing how its rays extract the strength of living beings and the essences of herbs in summer, and how that gathered potency is later released in the monsoon as nourishing rain.