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Bhagavai 3:7:262-264
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tappakkhiyā, tabbhāriyā sakkassa devimdassa devaranno varunassa mahāranno änä-uvavāya-vayana-niddese citthamti. The following gods are the gods who obey the command of the great king Varuņa, a custodian of Sakra, the chief and the king of gods, attend upon him and carry out his orders and directives; Varunakāyikas, Varunadevakāyikas, Nāgakumāras, Nāgakumāris, Udadhikumāras, Udadhikumāris, Stanitakumāras and Stanitakumāris. All other similar gods nourish devotion for him, assist him in his purposes and are controlled and sustained by the
great king Varuņa, a custodian of Sakra, the chief and the king of gods. 3.263 jambūdive dive mamdarassa pavvayassa dāhine nam jāim imāim samuppa
jjamti, tam jahă-aivāsā i vā, mamdavāsā i vā, suvutthi i vā, duvutthi i vā, udbbhedā i vā, udappīlā i vă, ovāhā i vā, pavāhā i vā, gāmavāhā i vā, jāva sannivesavāhā i vā, pānakkhayā, janakkhayā, dhaņakkhayā, kulakkhayā, vasanabbhūyā manāriyā je yāvanne tahappagāră na te sakkassa devimdassa devaranno varunassa mahāranno annāyā aditthā asuyā amuyā avinnāyā, tesim vā varunakāiyānam devānam. The following of the phenomena that occur in the southern part of the Mt. Meru in Island of Jambūdvīpa, for instance, heavy rains, slight rains, timely rains, untimely rains, the fountains, heavy floods, low floods, streams, village streams ....... up to hamlet streams, destruction of life, destruction of people, destruction of wealth, destruction of family, inflicting evil and undesirable disasters—all these and such other phenomena are not unknown to, unseen, unheard of, unremembered or unperceived by the great king Varuņa, a custodian of Sakra, the chief and the king of gods, and also by those Varuņakāyikā gods.
Bhāsya 1. Sutra 263
Semantics suvrsti-rain suitable for the growth of paddy etc. durvrsti-rain unsuitable for paddy etc. udbheda--fountain. udakotpidaexcessive flow of water.! apavāha-light flow of water.
1. Apte--utpida-Overflow.
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3.264 sakkassa ņam deviņdassa devaranno varunassa mahāranno ime devā ahāvaccā-bhinnāyā hothä, tam jahā
kakkodae kaddamae,
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