Sakka’s Questions 1.3

1.3.1

Tena kho pana samayena vediyako pabbato atiriva obhāsajāto hoti ambasaṇḍā ca brāhmaṇagāmo yathā taṃ devānaṃ devānubhāvena.

Now at that time a dazzling light appeared over Mount Vediyaka and Ambasaṇḍā, as happens through the glory of the gods.

1.3.2

Apissudaṃ parito gāmesu manussā evamāhaṃsu:

People in the villages round about, terrified, shocked, and awestruck, said,

1.3.3

“ādittassu nāmajja vediyako pabbato jhāyatisu nāmajja vediyako pabbato jalatisu. Nāmajja vediyako pabbato.

“Mount Vediyaka must be on fire today, blazing and burning!

1.3.4

Kiṃsu nāmajja vediyako pabbato atiriva obhāsajāto ambasaṇḍā ca brāhmaṇagāmo”ti;

Oh why has such a dazzling light appeared over Mount Vediyaka and Ambasaṇḍā?”

1.3.5

saṃviggā lomahaṭṭhajātā ahesuṃ.