श्रीनन्द उवाच पर्जन्यो भगवानिन्द्रो मेघास्तस्यात्ममूर्तय: । तेऽभिवर्षन्ति भूतानां प्रीणनं जीवनं पय: ॥ ८ ॥
śrī-nanda uvāca parjanyo bhagavān indro meghās tasyātma-mūrtayaḥ te ’bhivarṣanti bhūtānāṁ prīṇanaṁ jīvanaṁ payaḥ
- śrī-nandaḥ uvāca
- Śrī Nanda Mahārāja said
- parjanyaḥ
- the rain
- bhagavān
- the great lord
- indraḥ
- Indra
- meghāḥ
- the clouds
- tasya
- his
- ātma-mūrtayaḥ
- personal representatives
- te
- they
- abhivarṣanti
- directly give rain
- bhūtānām
- for all living entities
- prīṇanam
- the gratification
- jīvanam
- the life-giving force
- payaḥ
- (like) milk
Nanda Mahārāja replied: The great Lord Indra is the controller of the rain. The clouds are his personal representatives, and they directly provide rainwater, which gives happiness and sustenance to all creatures.