SB 10.24.8

Devanāgarī

श्रीनन्द उवाच पर्जन्यो भगवानिन्द्रो मेघास्तस्यात्ममूर्तय: । तेऽभिवर्षन्ति भूतानां प्रीणनं जीवनं पय: ॥ ८ ॥

Text

śrī-nanda uvāca parjanyo bhagavān indro meghās tasyātma-mūrtayaḥ te ’bhivarṣanti bhūtānāṁ prīṇanaṁ jīvanaṁ payaḥ

Synonyms

śrī-nandaḥuvāca—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.

Translation

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.

Purport