यस्य हीन्द्रः स्पर्धमानो भगवान् वर्षे न ववर्ष तदवधार्य भगवानृ
षभदेवो योगेश्वरः प्रहस्यात्मयोगमायया स्ववर्षमजनाभं नामाभ्यवर्षत् ॥३॥

yasya hÄ«ndraḥ spardhamÄno bhagavÄn vará¹£e na vavará¹£a tad avadhÄrya bhagavÄn ṛṣabhadevo yogeÅ›varaḥ prahasyÄtma-yogamÄyayÄ sva-vará¹£am ajanÄbhaá¹ nÄmÄbhyavará¹£at

 yasya - of whom; hi - indeed; indraḥ - King Indra of heaven; spardhamÄnaḥ - being envious; bhagavÄn - very opulent; vará¹£e - on BhÄrata-vará¹£a; na vavará¹£a - did not pour water; tat - that; avadhÄrya - knowing; bhagavÄn - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; á¹›á¹£abhadevaḥ - Ṛṣabhadeva; yoga-īśvaraḥ - the master of all mystic power; prahasya - smiling; Ätma-yoga-mÄyayÄ - by His own spiritual potency; sva-vará¹£am - on His place; ajanÄbham - AjanÄbha; nÄma - named; abhyavará¹£at - He poured water.


Text

Indra, the King of heaven, who is very materially opulent, became envious of King Ṛṣabhadeva. Consequently he stopped pouring water on the planet known as BhÄrata-vará¹£a. At that time the Supreme Lord, Ṛṣabhadeva, the master of all mystic power, understood King Indra’s purpose and smiled a little. Then, by His own prowess, through yoga-mÄyÄ [His internal potency], He profusely poured water upon His own place, which was known as AjanÄbha.

Purport

We find the word bhagavÄn used twice in this verse. Both King Indra and Ṛṣabhadeva, the incarnation of the Supreme Lord, are described as bhagavÄn. Sometimes NÄrada and Lord BrahmÄ are also addressed as bhagavÄn. The word bhagavÄn means that one is a very opulent and powerful person like Lord BrahmÄ, Lord Åšiva, NÄrada or Indra. They are all addressed as bhagavÄn due to their extraordinary opulence. King Ṛṣabhadeva is an incarnation of the Supreme Lord, and therefore He was the original BhagavÄn. Consequently He is described herein as yogeÅ›vara, which indicates that He has the most powerful spiritual potency. He is not dependent on King Indra for water. He can supply water Himself, and He did so in this case. In Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ it is stated: yajñÄd bhavati parjanyaḥ. Due to the performance of yajña, clouds of water are manifest in the sky. Clouds and rainfall are under the management of Indra, the heavenly King, but when Indra is neglectful, the Supreme Lord Himself, who is also known as yajña or yajña-pati, takes the task upon Himself. Consequently there was sufficient rainfall in the place named AjanÄbha. When yajña-pati wants to, He can do anything without the help of any subordinate. Therefore the Supreme Lord is known as almighty. In the present Age of Kali there will eventually be a great scarcity of water (anÄvṛṣṭi), for the general populace, due to ignorance and the scarcity of yajñic ingredients, will neglect to perform yajñas. ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam therefore advises: yajñaiḥ saá¹…kÄ«rtana-prÄyaiḥ yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ. After all, yajña is meant to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In this Age of Kali, there is great scarcity and ignorance; nonetheless, everyone can perform saá¹…kÄ«rtana-yajña. Every family in every society can conduct saá¹…kÄ«rtana-yajña at least every evening. In this way there will be no disturbance or scarcity of rain. It is essential for the people in this age to perform the saá¹…kÄ«rtana-yajña in order to be materially happy and to advance spiritually.