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Viyahapannatti 3.8

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In the city of Rājagṛha up to [Gautama], venerating him, spoke thus: "Over the Asurakumāra gods, Venerable Sir, how many gods dwell exercising sovereignty and so forth?"
"Gautama! Ten gods dwell exercising sovereignty and so forth, namely: Camara, the Indra of the Asuras, king of the Asuras, Soma, Yama, Varuṇa, Vaiśramaṇa; Bali, the Indra of the Vairocanas, king of the Vairocanas, Soma, Yama, Vaiśramaṇa, and Varuṇa."
"Over the Nāgakumāra gods, Venerable Sir, how many gods dwell exercising sovereignty and so forth?"
"Gautama! Ten gods dwell exercising sovereignty and so forth, namely: Dharaṇa, the Indra of the Nāgakumāras, king of the Nāgakumāras, Kālavāla, Kolavāla, Śailavāla, Śaṅkhavāla; Bhūtānanda, the Indra of the Nāgakumāras, king of the Nāgakumāras, Kālavāla, Kolavāla, Śaṅkhavāla, and Śailavāla.
As it was set forth by this statement regarding the Indras of the Nāgakumāras, so it should be understood for these:
For the Suparṇakumāras: Veṇudeva, Veṇudālin, Citra, Vicitra, Citrapakṣa, and Vicitrapakṣa;
For the Vidyutkumāras: Harikānta, Harihsaha, Prabha, Suprabha, Prabhakānta, and Suprabhakānta;
For the Agnikumāras: Agniśikha, Agnimāṇava, Tejas, Tejaḥśikha, Tejaḥkānta, and Tejaḥprabha;
For the Dvīpakumāras: Pūrṇa, Visiṣṭa, Rūpa, Rūpāṃśa, Rūpakānta, and Rūpaprabha;
For the Udadhikumāras: Jalakānta, Jalaprabha, Jala, Jalarūpa, Jalakānta, and Jalaprabha;
For the Diśākumāras: Amitagati, Amitavāhana, Tvaritagati, Kṣipragati, Siṃhagati, and Siṃhavikramagati;
For the Vāyukumāras: Velamba, Prabhañjana, Kāla, Mahākāla, Añjana, and Riṣṭa;
For the Stanitakumāras: Ghoṣa, Mahāghoṣa, Āvarta, Vivarta, Nandikāvarta, and Mahānandikāvarta.
It should be spoken in the same manner as for the Asurakumāras.
"Over the Piśācakumāra gods, Venerable Sir, how many gods dwell exercising sovereignty and so forth?"
"Gautama! Two gods dwell exercising sovereignty and so forth, namely:

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Kāla and Mahākāla, Surūpa, Pratirūpa, and Pūrṇabhadra,
the lord of the gods Māṇibhadra, and Bhīma as well as Mahābhīma;

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Kinnara and Kimpuruṣa indeed, Satpuruṣa indeed and Mahāpuruṣa,
Atikāya and Mahākāya, Gītarati and also Gītayaśas.

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These are [the lords] of the Vāṇamantara gods.
Among the Jyotiṣka gods, two gods abide exercising sovereignty and so forth, namely: the moon and the sun.
"In the Saudharma and Īśāna heavens, Venerable Sir, how many gods abide exercising sovereignty and so forth?"
"Gautama! Ten gods abide exercising sovereignty and so forth, namely: Śakra, the king of gods, lord of gods; Soma, Yama, Varuṇa, and Vaiśramaṇa; Īśāna, the king of gods, lord of gods; Soma, Yama, Vaiśramaṇa, and Varuṇa.
This discourse is to be repeated for all the heavens, mentioning whichever Indras belong to them."
"Truly so, Venerable Sir! Truly so, Venerable Sir!"

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