Shloka 7
नागैः सह ब्राह्मणस्य अतिथिधर्म-व्रतसंवादः | The Brahmin’s Vow and the Nāgas’ Hospitality Appeal
तस्माच्चोत्तिष्ठते देवात् सर्वभूतहितादू रस: । आपो हि तेन युज्यन्ते द्रवरत्वं प्राप्तुवन्ति च
tasmāc cottiṣṭhate devāt sarvabhūtahitād rasaḥ | āpo hi tena yujyante dravaratvaṁ prāpnuvanti ca ||
Vì thế, từ Nārāyaṇa thiêng liêng—đấng luôn hướng đến lợi ích của muôn loài—phát sinh “rasa”, tinh chất sinh lực. Nước hòa cùng tinh chất ấy, và nhờ đó mà trở nên lỏng chảy.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the sustaining ‘essence’ (rasa) underlying life and the fluidity of water originates from Nārāyaṇa, characterized as universally benevolent. Natural properties are presented as dependent on a purposeful, welfare-oriented divine principle.
Nārada explains a cosmological causation: from the deity Nārāyaṇa arises ‘rasa’; when waters associate with that essence, they become liquid. It is a doctrinal explanation of how a fundamental quality of the elements is grounded in the divine source.