Mahabharata 1.26.5 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 26, Shloka 5
आदि पर्व (अध्याय 26) — गरुडस्य वालखिल्य-रक्षणम्, कश्यपोपदेशः, देवोत्पात-प्रसङ्गः
मेघस्तनितनिर्धोषैर्विद्युत्पवनकम्पितै: । तैमेंघै: सततासारं वर्षद्धिरनिशं तदा
meghastanita-nirdhoṣair vidyut-pavana-kampitaiḥ | taiḥ meghaiḥ satatāsāraṃ varṣadbhir aniśaṃ tadā ||
ビーシュマは語った。「そのとき、雷鳴の咆哮も凄まじい雲は、稲妻と風に揺さぶられながら、昼夜を分かたず途切れぬ激流のごとき雨を注ぎ続けた。空は覆い尽くされ、月と太陽の光さえ見えなくなった。ヴァーサヴァ（インドラ）がそのように雨を降らせると、ナーガたちは大いなる歓喜に満たされた。」
पितामह उवाच
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The verse highlights how overwhelming natural forces—often understood as instruments of divine will—can simultaneously inspire fear (thunder, darkness) and joy (relief or advantage to certain beings). It suggests that events in the world may carry different moral and practical meanings depending on one’s position and purpose.
Bhīṣma describes a scene of intense, continuous rainfall: thunderous clouds, lightning, and wind obscure the sky so completely that sun and moonlight vanish. This rain is attributed to Indra, and the Nāgas (serpents) become pleased by it.
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