Shloka 5
विभज्य तं तु विप्रर्षे प्रजानां हितकाम्यया । तोयं सृजति वर्षासु किमाश्नर्यमत: परम्
vibhajya taṃ tu viprarṣe prajānāṃ hitakāmyayā | toyaṃ sṛjati varṣāsu kim āścaryam ataḥ param, brahmarṣe ||
Wika ng Nāga: “O brahmarṣi, pinakamainam sa mga pantas—sa pagnanais ng kapakanan ng mga nilalang, hinahati ng pinagpalang Araw ang hanging iyon sa maraming bahagi at sa panahon ng tag-ulan ay pinakakawalan ang tubig bilang ulan. Anong kababalaghan pa ang hihigit dito?”
नाग उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights cosmic beneficence: natural processes like rainfall are portrayed as purposeful, welfare-oriented acts within ṛta/dharma. The Sun’s regulation of wind and rain becomes an ethical image of governance—power is meaningful when directed toward the good of all beings.
A Nāga addresses a great sage, pointing to the marvel of rainfall. He explains that the Sun, for the benefit of creatures, divides the wind and thereby causes water to fall in the rainy season, presenting this as an unsurpassed wonder.