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 ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「かくして太陽神は、天における言い尽くしがたいその行路を覆い隠したのち、再び雨を生じさせ、あらゆる生きものを支え養う。秩序ある運行と道筋の秘匿によって季節を整え、冷えも熱も降雨も、それぞれ相応の時に到来して衆生を保つのである。」
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.