Chapter 8: Indras

In the city of Rājagṛha,.,.till made the following submission:

A. 150. Gautama! Ten gods dominate over the Asurakumāras. They are: Camara who is the Indra of the Asurakumāras and their king, Soma, Yama, Varuṇa, Vaiśramaṇa; Bali who is the Indra of the Vairocanas and their king, Soma, Yama, Varuṇa and Vaiśramaṇa.

Q. 151. Bhante! How many gods dominate over the Nāgakumāras?

A. 151. Gautama! Ten gods dominate over the Nāgakumāras. They are: Dharaṇa who is the Indra of the Nāgakumāras and their king, Kālavāla, Kolavāla, Śailapāla, Śaṅkhapāla; Bhutānanda who is the Indra of the Nāgakumāras and their king, Kālavāla, Kolavāla, Śaṅkhapāla and Śailapāla.

And what has been stated about the Indras of the Nāgakumāras may be stated about the remaining gods:

Suvarṇakumāras are dominated over by Veṇudeva, Veṇudāli, Citra, Vicitra, Citrapakṣa, Vicitrapakṣa;

Vidyutkumāras are dominated over by Harikānta, Harisaha, Prabha, Suprabha, Prabhākānta, Suprabhākānta;

Dvīpakumāras are dominated over by Pūrṇa, Viśiṣṭa, Rūpa, Rūpāṃśa, Rūpakānta, Rūpaprabha;

Udadhikumāras are dominated over by Jalakānta, Jalaprabha, Jala, Jalarūpa, Jalakānta, Jalaprabha;

Dikkumāras are dominated over by Amitagati, Amitavāhana, Tvaritagati, Kṣipragati, Siṃhagati, Siṃhavikramagati;

Vāyukumāras are dominated over by Velamba, Prabhañjana, Kāla, Mahākāla, Aṃjana, Ariṣṭa;

Stanitakumāras are dominated over by Ghoṣa, Mahāghoṣa, Āvarta, Vyāvarta, Nandikāvarta, Mahānandikāvarta.

Statements about these are to be similar to those of the Asura-kumāras.

The first Lokapālas to the Indras of the Bhavanapati gods in the south are:

Soma, Kālavāla, Citra, Prabha, Tejas, Rūpa, Jala, Tvaritagati, Kāla and Ayukta.

A. 152. Gautama! Pairs of gods, dominate over them. They are: Kāla and Mahākāla; Surūpa and Pratirūpa; Pūrṇabhadra and Maṇibhadra; Bhīma and Mahābhīma; Kinnara and Kiṃpuruṣa; Satpuruṣa and Mahāpuruṣa; Atikāya and Mahākāya; Gītarati and Gītayasa.

All these are the Indras of the Vāṇa-vyantara gods.

Two gods dominate over the Jyotiṣkas. They are: the Moon and the Sun.

Q. 153. Bhante! How many gods dominate over Saudharma-kalpa and Īśāna-kalpa?

A. 153. Gautama! Ten gods dominate (in Saudharma-kalpa) as follows: Śakra who is the Indra of the gods and their king, Soma, Yama, Varuṇa, Vaiśramaṇa; Īśāṇa himself who is the Indra of the gods and their king, Soma, Yama, Varuṇa, Vaiśramaṇa. And similar statements are to be made about the remaining heavens, and their respective Indras are to be mentioned.

Bhante! So they are. Glory be to the great Lord! So saying, Bhagavān Gautama paid his homage and obeisance to the Lord, and having done so, he withdrew to his seat.

Chapter Eight ends.

Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):

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