法苑珠林 63.9

63.9

The summary of the *Mahāmegha-cakra-prabarṣaṇa-sūtra* (in one fascicle) also states: The Buddha addressed the great nāga kings: "I shall now speak the dhāraṇī that I heard in the past from the Tathāgata Mahākāruṇikameghodbhava. Past Buddhas have already spoken its majestic spiritual power; I now shall likewise speak it in accordance, in order to benefit all sentient beings, having pity on them and granting them bliss. In future times, if there is a blazing drought, it can cause rain to fall; if there is flooding, it can also cause it to cease. Pestilential deaths and perilous perils will all be eradicated. It can assemble all nāgas, cause all the devas to rejoice and leap with joy, destroy the domains of all māras, and cause sentient beings to be endowed with peace and bliss." He then uttered the spell: