Viyahapannatti 14.2.602

14.2.602

"When, Venerable Sir, Īśāna, the Indra of the gods, the king of the gods, desires to produce darkness, how does he then produce it?"
"Gautama! At that very time, Īśāna, the Indra of the gods, the king of the gods, summons the gods of the inner council. Then those gods of the inner council, being summoned, summon the gods of the middle council. Then those gods of the middle council, being summoned, summon the gods of the outer council.
Then those gods of the outer council, being summoned, summon the gods outside of the outer [council]. Then those gods outside of the outer [council], being summoned, summon the Ābhiyogika gods. Then those Ābhiyogika gods, being summoned, summon the darkness-bodied gods. Then those darkness-bodied gods, being summoned, produce darkness. Thus indeed, Gautama, Īśāna, the Indra of the gods, the king of the gods, produces darkness."
"Is it the case, Venerable Sir, that the Asurakumāra gods also produce darkness?"
"Yes, it is so."
"For what reason, Venerable Sir, do the Asurakumāra gods produce darkness?"
"Gautama! For the sake of sport and pleasure, or for the purpose of deluding adversaries, or for the reason of guarding hidden treasures, or for the purpose of concealing one's own body—thus indeed, Gautama, the Asurakumāra gods also produce darkness. In this manner, up to the Vaimānikas."
"That is so, Venerable Sir! That is so, Venerable Sir!" Saying this, [Gautama] continues [in ascetic life].