Shloka 253
उपासते महात्मानं॑ सर्वे जलचरास्तथा । समस्त सरिताएँ, जलाशय, सरोवर, कूप, झरने, पोखरे और तालाब, सम्पूर्ण दिशाएँ, पृथ्वी, पर्वत तथा सम्पूर्ण जलचर जीव अपने-अपने स्वरूप धारण करके महात्मा वरुणकी उपासना करते हैं
upāsate mahātmānaṃ sarve jalacarās tathā | samastāḥ saritaś ca jalāśayāḥ sarovarāḥ kūpāḥ jharāṇi poḍharāṇi tāḍāgāś ca, samastā diśaḥ pṛthivī parvatāś ca, samastāś ca jalacarā jīvāḥ sva-sva-rūpaṃ dhṛtvā mahātmā varuṇaṃ upāsate |
Nārada diz que todos os seres aquáticos também veneram Varuṇa, o magnânimo. Os rios e toda espécie de fonte de água—lagos, poços, nascentes, açudes e reservatórios—juntamente com as direções, a terra e as montanhas, e todas as criaturas que se movem na água, cada qual assumindo sua forma própria, oferecem culto reverente a Varuṇa.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Varuṇa as the sustaining principle of the waters and of cosmic order: all beings and natural domains remain harmonious when each honors the rightful guardian and performs its role according to its own nature (sva-sva-rūpa).
Nārada describes a cosmic scene of reverence in which rivers, water-bodies, directions, earth, mountains, and aquatic creatures are portrayed as worshipping Varuṇa, emphasizing his universal sovereignty over the watery realm.