Verse Text
yathā svair eva salilaiḥ paripūrya balāhakān |
ratnālayo bhavaty ebhir vṛṣṭais tair eva vāridhiḥ ||95||
Translation
It is similar to the ocean which, nourishing the clouds by its water, nourishes itself by rain coming from the clouds.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
In this connection Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī gives an example of the clouds in the sky. The clouds in the sky arise from the ocean, and when the clouds become water again and fall to the ground, they glide back to the ocean. Thus the pleasure potency of Kṛṣṇa is compared to the ocean. The pure devotee is the pleasure-possessing cloud, and when he is filled with transcendental loving service, then he can bestow his mercy as a downpour of rain—and the pleasure potency returns to the ocean of Kṛṣṇa.