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Linked Discourses 32.55 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 32.55

1. Gods of the Clouds – 1. Valāhakavagga

SN 32.55 Gods of the Storm Clouds – Abbhavalāhakasutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Seated to one side, that bhikkhu said to the Buddha:

Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why sometimes it becomes stormy?”

“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yenekadā abbhaṁ hotī”ti?

“Bhikkhu, there are what are called gods of the storm clouds.

“Santi, bhikkhu, abbhavalāhakā nāma devā.

Sometimes they think:

Tesaṁ yadā evaṁ hoti:

‘Why don’t we revel in our own kind of enjoyment?’ Then, in accordance with their wish, it becomes stormy.

‘yannūna mayaṁ sakāya ratiyā vaseyyāmā’ti, tesaṁ taṁ cetopaṇidhimanvāya abbhaṁ hoti.

This is the cause, this is the reason why sometimes it becomes stormy.”

Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yenekadā abbhaṁ hotī”ti.