Shloka 18
खाण्डवदाहोत्तर-वरप्रदानम्
Boons after the Khāṇḍava Burning
महता रथवृन्देन नानारूपेण वासव: । आकाशं समवाकीर्य प्रववर्ष सुरेश्वर:,उन्होंने अपने साथ अनेक प्रकारके विशाल रथ ले लिये और आकाशमें स्थित हो देवताओंके स्वामी वे इन्द्र जलकी वर्षा करने लगे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | mahatā rathavṛndena nānārūpeṇa vāsavaḥ | ākāśaṃ samavākīrya pravavarṣa sureśvaraḥ |
Disse Vaiśampāyana: Acompanhado por uma grande hoste de carros de muitos tipos, Vāsava (Indra), senhor dos deuses, encheu o céu e começou a derramar a chuva. A cena ressalta a soberania divina, expressa não apenas pela força, mas pelo ato que dá vida e restaura a ordem: a chuva.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights divine sovereignty as the capacity to sustain and restore order: Indra’s grandeur is shown not only through martial display (a host of chariots) but through rain, a beneficent act that supports life and stability.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Indra, accompanied by a vast and varied chariot-host, spreads across the sky and begins to rain, creating a dramatic divine manifestation in the scene.