Part 1 - Family of Camarendra

In that period, at that time, there was a city named Rājagṛha. Outside the city, there was a Caitya named Guṇasīlaka, till people went back. In that period, at that time, Bhagavān Mahāvīra had in his group many senior monks born in high clans and high lines as described in Chapter Seven in Book Eight. These monks had some questions to ask, and being inquisitive, they paid their homage and obeisance, in the manner Indrabhūti Gautama did, till submitted as follows:

Monks—Bhante! How many are th principal consorts of Camarendra, the Indra of the Asuras, their king?

Mahāvīra—Āryas! He has five named as Kālī, Rājī, Rajanī, Vidyut and Meghā, each one in turn has a family as large as eight thousand.

Monks—Bhante! Is it possible for a single goddess to raise family of eight thousand?

Mahāvīra—Yes, it is. Thus all told the total strength is forty thousand goddesses. This is called a Group (Truṭika or Varga).

Monks—Bhante! Is it possible for Camarendra to be seated on his throne named Camara in his Council Hall named Sudharma in his capital city Camaracañcā and enjoy divine pleasures in the company on his vast family of forty thousand goddesses?

Mahāvīra—No, this does not hold.

Monks—Bhante! What is the reason for this?

Mahāvīra—Āryas! The reason is that in the said Council Hall named Sudhama [Sudharma?], there is a pillar named Mānavaka which contains within it in a round casket made from thunder many bones of the Jinas which were for Camarendra and his goddesses objects of veneration and reverence, worthy of obeisance and worship. They are helpful, beneficial and good. So Camarendra cannot enjoy the company of his goddesses in the proximity of this holy object. But all the same, being seated on the throne in his Council Hall in the capital city, he is capable of listening to incessant music and watching continuous play on the stage in the company of his goddesses, thirty-three principal gods under him, 64000 Sāmānika gods and many others and thus enjoy the divine munificience [munificence?] but he cannot indulge in sex behaviour there.

Monks—Bhante! How many are the principal consorts of Soma, the Lokapāla or the lord of a direction under Camarendra?

Mahāvīra—Āryas! He has four principal consorts named as Kaṇakā, Kaṇakalatā, Citraguptā and Vasundharā, each having a family of one thousand goddesses. Thus there are four thousand goddesses in all constituting the group.

Monks—Bhante! Is it possible for Lokapāla Soma, being seated on his throne named Soma in his Council Hall named Sudharma in his capital city named Soma to enjoy the company of his consort goddesses?

Mahāvīra—Āryas! The answer is similar to that given in the case of Camarendra, though the specific description of his family is similar to that of Sūryābha described in Rājapraśnīya Sūtra. The rest as before, till he cannot indulge in sex behaviour there.

Monks—Bhante! How many consorts have Lokapāla Yama, the lord of a direction under Camarendra?

Mahāvīra—Āryas! He has as many as Lokapāla Soṃa has, exception being that his capital city is named Yamā, similar again are Lokapāla Varuṇa and Lokapāla Vaisramaṇa [Vaiśramaṇa], exception being that the formers capital city is called Varuṇā and that of the latter is called Vaisramaṇa, The rest as before, till they cannot indulge in sex behaviour there.