Shloka 49
Sūrya-stava: Dhaumya’s Counsel and the Aṣṭaśata-nāma of Sūrya
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 said: In the heat of summer you draw out, by your rays, the vital energy of all embodied beings and the very essence of the juices of all medicinal herbs; then, when the rains arrive, you release it again as life-giving showers. Thus you sustain the world through restraint and restoration, taking only to return in due season.
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.