Jambuddivapannatti 3.84

3.84

tae ṇaṃ te āvāḍacilāyā susenasenāvaiṇā hayamahiya pavaravīraghāiya vivaḍiyaciṃdhaddhayapaḍāgā kiccha- ppāṇovagayā disodisiṃ paḍisehiyā samāṇā bhīyā tatthā vahiyā uvviggā saṃjāyabhayā atthāmā abalā avīriyā apurisakkāraparakkamā adhāraṇijjamitikaṭṭu anegāiṃ joyaṇāiṃ avakkamaṃti, avakkamittā egayao milāyaṃti, milāyittā jeṇeva siṃdhū mahānaī teṇeva uvāgacchaṃti, uvāgacchittā vāluyāsaṃthārae saṃthareṃti, saṃtharettā vāluyāsaṃthārae duruhaṃti, duruhittā aṭṭhamabhattāiṃ pagiṇhaṃti, pagiṇhittā vāluyāsaṃthārovagayā uttāṇagā avasaṇā aṭṭhamabhattiyā je tesiṃ kuladevayā mehamuhā nāmaṃ nāgakumārā devā te manasīkaremāṇā-manasīkaremāṇā ciṭṭhaṃti|
tae ṇaṃ tesimāvāḍacilāyāṇaṃ aṭṭhamabhattaṃsi pariṇamamāṇaṃsi mehamuhāṇaṃ nāgakumārāṇaṃ āsanāiṃ calaṃti|
tae ṇaṃ te mehamuhā nāgakumārā devā āsaṇāiṃ caliyāiṃ pāsaṃti, pāsittā ohiṃ pauṃjaṃti, pauṃjittā āvāḍacilāe ohiṇā ābhoeṃti, ābhoettā annamannaṃ saddāveṃti, saddāvettā evaṃ vayāsī–evaṃ khalu devānuppiyā! jaṃbuddīve dīve uttaraḍḍhabharahe vāse āvāḍacilāyā siṃdhūe mahānaīe vāluyā-saṃthārovagayā uttāṇagā avasaṇā aṭṭhamabhattiyā amhe kuladevae mehamuhe nāgakumāre deve manasīkare-māṇā-manasīkaremāṇā ciṭṭhaṃti, taṃ seyaṃ khalu devānuppiyā! amhaṃ āvāḍacilāyāṇaṃ aṃtie pāubbha-vittaettikaṭṭu annamannassa aṃtie eyamaṭṭhaṃ paḍisuneṃti, paḍisuṇettā tāe ukkiṭṭhāe turiyāe cavalāe jaiṇāe sīhāe sigghāe uddhuyāe divvāe devagaīe vītivayamāṇā-vītivayamāṇā jeṇeva jaṃbuddīve dīve uttaraḍḍhabharahe vāse jeṇeva siṃdhū mahānaī jeṇeva āvāḍacilāyā teṇeva uvāgacchaṃti, uvāgacchittā aṃtalikkhapaḍivaṇṇā sakhiṃkhiṇiyāiṃ paṃcavaṇṇāiṃ vatthāiṃ pavara parihiyā te āvāḍacilāe evaṃ vayāsī–
haṃ bho āvāḍacilāyā! jaṇṇaṃ tubbhe devānuppiyā! vāluyāsaṃthārovagayā uttāṇagā avasaṇā aṭṭhamabhattiyā amhe kuladevae mehamuhe nāgakumāre deve manasīkaremāṇā-manasīkaremāṇā ciṭṭhaha, tae ṇaṃ amhe mehamuhā nāgakumārā devā tubbhaṃ kuladevayā tumhaṃ aṃtiyaṇṇaṃ pāubbhūyā, taṃ vadaha ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! kiṃ karemo? kiṃ āciṭṭhāmo? ke va bhe maṇasāie? |
tae ṇaṃ te āvāḍacilāyā mehamuhāṇaṃ nāgakumārāṇaṃ devāṇaṃ aṃtie eyamaṭṭhaṃ soccā nisamma haṭṭhatuṭṭha-cittamānaṃdiyā naṃdiyā pīimaṇā paramasomaṇassiyā harisavasavisappamāṇahiyayā uṭṭhāe uṭṭheṃti, uṭṭhettā jeṇeva mehamuhā nāgakumārā devā teṇeva uvāgacchaṃti, uvāgacchittā karayalapariggahiyaṃ sirasāvattaṃ matthae aṃjaliṃ kaṭṭu mehamuhe nāgakumāre deve jaeṇaṃ vijaeṇaṃ vaddhāveṃti, vaddhāvettā evaṃ vayāsī–esa ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! kei apatthiyapatthae duraṃtapaṃtalakkhaṇe hīnapuṇṇacāuddase hirisiriparivajjie, je ṇaṃ amhaṃ visayassa uvariṃ virieṇaṃ havvamāgacchai, taṃ tahā ṇaṃ chatteha devānuppiyā! jahā ṇaṃ esa amhaṃ visayassa uvariṃ virieṇaṃ no havvamāgacchai|
tae ṇaṃ te mehamuhā nāgakumārā devā te āvāḍacilāe evaṃ vayāsī–esa ṇaṃ bho devānuppiyā! bharahe nāmaṃ rāyā cāuraṃtacakkavaṭṭī mahiḍḍhīe mahajjuīe mahābale mahāyase mahāsokkhe mahānubhāge no khalu esa sakko keṇai deveṇa vā dānavena vā kinnareṇa vā kiṃpuriseṇa vā mahorageṇa vā gaṃdhavveṇa vā satthappaogeṇa vā aggippaogeṇa vā maṃtappaogeṇa vā uddavittae vā paḍisehittae vā tahāvi ya ṇaṃ tubbhaṃ piyaṭṭhayāe bharahassa ranno uvasaggaṃ karemo ttikaṭṭu tesiṃ āvāḍacilāyāṇaṃ aṃtiyāo avakkamaṃti, avakkamittā veuvviyasamugghāeṇaṃ samohaṇṇaṃti, samohaṇittā mehāṇīyaṃ viuvvaṃti, viuvvittā jeṇeva bharahassa ranno vijayakhaṃdhāvāra-nivese teṇeva uvāgacchaṃti, uvāgacchittā uppiṃ vijaya khaṃdhāvāraṇivesassa khippāmeva pataṇataṇāyaṃti, pataṇataṇāyittā khippāmeva pavijjuyāyaṃti, pavijju-yāyittā khippāmeva jugamusalamuṭṭhippamāṇamettāhiṃ dhārāhiṃ oghameghaṃ sattarattaṃ vāsaṃ vāsiuṃ pavattā yāvi hotthā|

Then those Āpātakirātas—beaten, crushed, with their foremost heroes slain, their crests, standards, and flags felled, reduced to a desperate condition, and repulsed in all directions by general Susena—became frightened, terrified, afflicted, alarmed, and gripped with fear. Devoid of power, devoid of strength, devoid of energy, and devoid of masculine exertion and prowess, deciding that [the enemy] could not be held back, they retreated many yojanas. Having retreated, they gathered together in one place; having gathered together, they approached the great river Sindhū; having approached, they spread a bed of sand; having spread a bed of sand, they mounted upon the bed of sand; having mounted, they undertook a fast of three days (aṣṭamabhakta); having undertaken [it], lying upon the bed of sand, face upwards, unclothed, observing the three-day fast, they remained continually directing their minds to their ancestral deities, the Nāgakumāra gods named Meghamukhas.

Then, as the three-day fast of those Āpātakirātas was maturing, the thrones of the Meghamukha Nāgakumāra gods trembled.

Then those Meghamukha Nāgakumāra gods saw their thrones trembling; having seen [them], they employed clairvoyant perception (avadhi); having employed [it], they discerned the Āpātakirātas with clairvoyance; having discerned [them], they called out to one another; having called out, they spoke thus: “Indeed, O beloved of the gods! In Jambūdvīpa island, in the realm of northern half-Bharata, the Āpātakirātas, having resorted to a bed of sand by the great river Sindhū, face upwards, unclothed, observing a three-day fast, remain continually directing their minds to us, their ancestral deities, the Meghamukha Nāgakumāra gods. Therefore, O beloved of the gods, it is surely fitting that we appear in the presence of the Āpātakirātas.” Deciding thus, they assented to this matter with one another. Having assented, traversing with that supreme, rapid, swift, victorious, spirited, speedy, accelerated, celestial divine motion, they approached Jambūdvīpa island, the realm of northern half-Bharata, the great river Sindhū, where the Āpātakirātas were. Having approached, suspended in the sky, dressed in excellent five-coloured garments adorned with little bells, they said this to those Āpātakirātas:

“Hail, O Āpātakirātas! Whereas you, O beloved of the gods, having resorted to a bed of sand, face upwards, unclothed, observing a three-day fast, remain continually directing your minds to us, your ancestral deities, the Meghamukha Nāgakumāra gods, we, the Meghamukha Nāgakumāra gods, your ancestral deities, have therefore appeared in your presence. Speak then, O beloved of the gods! What shall we do? What shall we perform? What is your desire?”

Then those Āpātakirātas, hearing and grasping this matter in the presence of the Meghamukha Nāgakumāra gods, became pleased, delighted, and joyful in mind, rejoiced, glad-hearted, filled with supreme contentment, their hearts expanding with the sway of joy, and they rose up with haste. Having risen up, they approached the Meghamukha Nāgakumāra gods; having approached, cupping their hands in a gesture of reverence joined to their forehead, they greeted the Meghamukha Nāgakumāra gods with wishes of victory and triumph; having greeted them, they spoke thus: “O beloved of the gods! Here is someone who desires the undesirable, whose bodily marks portend a miserable end, who is bereft of virtue and born under an inauspicious fourteenth [tithi], destitute of modesty and fortune, who is swiftly invading our territory by force! Therefore, O beloved of the gods, repel him in such a way that he cannot swiftly invade our territory by force!”

Then those Meghamukha Nāgakumāra gods said this to the Āpātakirātas: “O beloved of the gods! This is a king named Bharaha, a four-quartered cakravartin, possessed of great majesty, great splendour, great strength, great fame, great happiness, and great fortune. Indeed, no god, demon, kinnara, kiṃpuruṣa, mahoraga, or gandharva is able to destroy or repulse him by the employment of weapons, fire, or mantras! Nevertheless, for your sake, we shall inflict an affliction (upasarga) upon King Bharaha.” Saying thus, they departed from the presence of the Āpātakirātas; having departed, they attained vaikriya-samudghāta (transmutative projection); having attained [it], they created an army of clouds; having created [it], they approached the encampment of the victorious army of King Bharaha. Having approached, over the encampment of the victorious army they immediately began to thunder loudly; having thundered, they immediately began to flash with lightning; having flashed with lightning, they immediately began to cause torrential rain (ogha-megha) to pour for seven nights with streams of rain as thick as yokes, pestles, and fists.