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Q. 152. And what about those dominating over the Piśācakumāras ?
A. 152. Gautama ! Pairs of gods, dominate over them. They are : Kāla and Mahākäla; Surūpa and Pratirüpa ; Pürņabhadra and Maņibhadra ; Bhima and Mahābhima; Kinnara and Kimpurușa ; Satpuruşa and Mahāpuruşa ; Atikāya and Mahākāya ; Gitarati and Gitayasa.
All these are the Indras of the Vāņa-vyantara gods.
Two gods dominate over the Jyotiskas. They are : the Moon and the Sun.
प्रश्न १५३-सोहम्मी साणेसु णं भंते ! कप्पेसु कइ देवा आहेवच्चं जाव...विहरंति ? ' उत्तर १५३-गोयमा ! दस देवा जाव...विहरंति तं जहा-सक्के देविंदे देवराया सोमे जमे वरुणे वेसमणे ईसाणे देविंदे देवराया सोमे जमे वरुणे वेसमणे। एसा वत्तव्वया सव्वेसु वि कप्पेसु एए चेव भाणियव्वा। जे य इंदा ते य भाणियव्वा ।
Q. 153. Bhante ! How many gods dominate over Saudharma-kalpa and Iśāna-kalpa ?
A. 153. Gautama ! Ten gods dominate (in Saudharmakalpa) as follows : Sakra who is the Indra of the gods and their king, Şoma, Yama, Varuņa, Vaiśramaņa ; Išāna himself who is the Indra of the gods and their king, Soma, Yama, Varuņa, Vaiśramaņa. And similar statements are to be made about the remaining heavens, and their respective Indras are to be mentioned.
सेवं भंते ! सेवं भंते ! त्ति ।
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.
अट्ठमो उद्देसो सम्मत्तो | Chapter Eight ends
