Part 2 - Family of Valīndra

Monks—Bhante! How many are the principal consorts of Valī, the Indra of the Vairocanas?

Mahāvīra -Āryas! He has five named as Subhā, Nisumbhā, Rambhā, Nirambhā and Madanā each having raised a family of eight thousand. The rest is similar to that of Camaendra, except that in this case the capital city is named Valicañcā. His family is similar to the description contained in Chapter One, Book Three, till he cannot indulge in sex behaviour there.

Monks—Bhante! How many principal consorts have Lokapāla soma, the Lord of a direction under Valīndra?

Mahāvīra—Four, named as Menakā, Subhadrā, Vijayā and Aśanī. The rest is similar to that of Lokapāla soma under Camarendra. Like this, till Lokapāla Vaisramaṇa of Valīndra.

Monks—Bhante! How many are the principal consorts of Dharaṇa, the Indra of the Nāgas, their king ?

Mahāvīra—Āryas! He has six principal consorts named Ilā, Sukrā, Satārā, Saudāminī, Indrā and Ghana-vidyut, each having raised a family of six thousands.

Monks—Which means that they can bring into six thousand goddesses each ?

Mahāvīra—Yes, Āryas! they can do so. In all, they can bring into being 36000 goddesses which constitute one group.

Monks—Bhante! Is it possible for Dharaṇendra, till enjoy the company of his goddesses ?

Mahāvīra—No, Āryas! It is not, so far as sex indulgence is concerned, as before, except that his capital city is named Dharaṇa and his throne is named Dharaṇa.

Monks—Bhante! How many are the principal consorts of Lokapāla Kālabāla of the Indra of the Nāgas?

Mahāvīa—Āryas! He has four named as Aśokā, Vimalā, Suprabhā and Sudarśanā. Their family and those of the remaining three Lokapālas are similar to those of the Lokapālas of Camarendra.

Monks—Bhante! How many are the principal consorts of the Bhūtānanda ?

Mahāvīra—Āryas! He has six named as Rūpā, Rūpāmśā, Surūpā, Rūpakāvatī, Rūpakāntā, Rūpaprabhā, with the family strength similar to that of Dharaṇendra.

Monks—Bhante! How many are the principal consorts of Lokapāla Nāgavitta of Bhūtānanda ?

Mahāvīra—Āryas! He has four named as Sunandā, Subhadrā, Sujātā and Sumanā, their family strength being similar to

those of the Lokapāla Camarendra. The remaining three Lokapālas are similar to the Lokapālas of Camarendra. The Indras in the south and their Lokapālas are akin to Bhūtānanda and his Lokapālas. It should, however, be noted that the names of the throne and capital city of each Indra resembles the name of the particular Indra. Their family is similar to the description given in Chapter One, Book Three. The names of the throne and capital city of each Lokapāla is similar to the names of the particular Lokapāla, and the description is similar to that of their families of the Lokapālas of Camarendra.