Bhagavatapurana 5.22.12

5.22.12

_*
tata upariṣṭād uśanā dvi-lakṣa-yojanata upalabhyate purataḥ paścāt sahaiva vārkasya śaighrya-māndya-sāmyābhir gatibhir arkavac carati lokānāṃ nityadānukūla eva prāyeṇa varṣayaṃś cāreṇānumīyate sa vṛṣṭi-viṣṭambha-grahopaśamanaḥ //

12. Still higher up at a distance of two lakhs of Yojanas appears Sukra (Venus) who, before or after, or along with the Sun courses through the heavens in rapid, slow, or moderate marches; he is always shedding good influence on the world; by his specially rapid marches he generally causes rain; and he is also observed to counteract the obstacles to the fall of rain.