śrī-nanda uvāca
parjanyo bhagavān indro
meghās tasyātma-mūrtayaḥ
te 'bhivarṣanti bhūtānāḿ
prīṇanaḿ jīvanaḿ payaḥ
sri-nandah uvaca -- Sri Nanda Maharaja said; parjanyah -- the rain; bhagavan -- the great lord; indrah -- Indra; meghah -- the clouds; tasya -- his; atma-murtayah -- personal representatives; te -- they; abhivarshanti -- directly give rain; bhutanam -- for all living entities; prinanam -- the gratification; jivanam -- the life-giving force; payah -- (like) milk.
Nanda Maharaja 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.
Without clean rainwater, the earth could not possibly provide food or drink for anyone, nor could there be cleanliness. Thus it would be difficult to overestimate the value of rain.
