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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 2.44

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Ullāsa 2 · Verse 44

Verse 44

यद्भयाद्वाति वातोऽपि सूर्यस्तपति यद्भयात् । वर्षन्ति तोयदाः काले पुष्पन्ति तरवो वने ॥ ४४ ॥

yadbhayādvāti vātō’pi sūryastapati yadbhayāt | varṣanti tōyadāḥ kālē puṣpanti taravō vanē || 44 ||

Translation

For fear of him the wind blows, for fear of him the sun burns; the clouds rain in their season and the trees flower in the forest.

Word by word

yadbhayādvāti
for fear of whom blows
vātō’pi
the wind
sūryastapati
the sun burns
yadbhayāt
for fear of whom
varṣanti
rain
tōyadāḥ
the clouds
kālē
in season
puṣpanti
flower
taravō
trees
vanē
in the forest

Meaning

An echo of the Upaniṣadic verse on the power that makes nature keep its order.