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Linked Discourses 32.57 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 32.57

1. Gods of the Clouds – 1. Valāhakavagga

SN 32.57 Gods of the Rainy Clouds – Vassavalāhakasutta

 

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 rains?”

“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yenekadā devo vassatī”ti?

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

“Santi, bhikkhu, vassavalāhakā 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 rainy.

‘yannūna mayaṁ sakāya ratiyā vaseyyāmā’ti, tesaṁ taṁ cetopaṇidhimanvāya devo vassati.

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

Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yenekadā devo vassatī”ti.

 

Sattapaññāsamaṁ.

 

Sattapaññāsasuttantaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

 

Valāhakavaggo paṭhamo.

 

Tassuddānaṁ

 

Suddhikaṁ sucaritañca,

 

dānūpakārapaññāsaṁ;

 

Sītaṁ uṇhañca abbhañca,

The Linked Discourses on gods of the clouds are complete.

vātavassavalāhakāti.