Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.14.7
इन्द्रो भगवता दत्तां त्रैलोक्यश्रियमूर्जिताम् ।
भुञ्जान: पाति लोकांस्त्रीन् कामं लोके प्रवर्षति ॥ ७ ॥
indro bhagavatā dattāṁ
[indro bhagavataa dattaam]
trailokya-śriyam ūrjitām
[trailokya-shriyam oorjitaam]
bhuñjānaḥ pāti lokāṁs trīn
[bhunjaanah paati lokaams treen]
kāmaṁ loke pravarṣati
[kaamam loke pravarshati]
Word-for-word
indraḥ
—
the King of heaven
bhagavatā
—
by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
dattām
—
given
trailokya
—
of the three worlds
śriyam ūrjitām
—
the great opulences
bhuñjānaḥ
—
enjoying
pāti
—
maintains
lokān
—
all the planets
trīn
—
within the three worlds
kāmam
—
as much as necessary
loke
—
within the world
pravarṣati
—
pours rain.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
indro bhagavatā dattāṁ
indraḥ
the King of heaven
bhagavatā
by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
dattām
given
trailokya-śriyam ūrjitām
trailokya
of the three worlds
śriyam ūrjitām
the great opulences
bhuñjānaḥ pāti lokāṁs trīn
bhuñjānaḥ
enjoying
pāti
maintains
lokān
all the planets
trīn
within the three worlds
kāmaṁ loke pravarṣati
kāmam
as much as necessary
loke
within the world
pravarṣati
pours rain.
Indra, King of heaven, receiving benedictions from the Supreme Personality of Godhead and thus enjoying highly developed opulences, maintains the living entities all over the three worlds by pouring sufficient rain on all the planets.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Indra, enjoying great wealth of the three worlds given by the Lord, maintains the living entities and pours sufficient rain.
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Personal Guidance
Indra, benedicted by the Lord, sends sufficient rain to maintain all three worlds. The basic provision of life is administered by named beings, blessed by the Lord. Rain is not impersonal weather; it is sustenance arranged through hierarchy.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I take 'natural' provisions for granted as if they had no administrator?
- Whose administration of my basic needs — water, food, shelter — have I never thanked?
My note
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