Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.24.23
Sthāna· The universe in orderRain Sustains Creatures Everywhere
“Impelled by the material mode of passion, the clouds pour down their rain everywhere, and by this rain all creatures gain their sustenance. What has the great Indra to do with this arrangement?”
What the purport teaches
- Continuing His mechanistic explanation, Lord Kṛṣṇa describes clouds as impelled by the mode of passion.
- Rain sustains living creatures and produces their food. Within this argument, Kṛṣṇa asks what need there is for the great Indra.
- The clouds generously send rain everywhere, even over oceans, rocks and barren land where there is no apparent need for sweet water.
Try this today
At one meal today, pause to consider how rain helped produce the food.
Ask yourself
How often do I notice the dependence of my food on rain?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.