Part 5 - Family Śakrendra and others

Monks—Bhante! What about the principal consorts of Śakrendra?

Mahāvīra—Āryas! He has eight principle consorts named as Padmā, Sivā, Sreyā, Anju, Amalā, Apsarā, Navamikā and Rohinī, each having a family of sixteen thousand goddesses, which means that each one can produce upto sixteen thousand, total 1,28,000, constituting a single group.

Monks—Bhante! Is Śakrendra, seated on his throne named Sakra, in his Council Hall named Sudharmā in his heavenly abode named Saudharmāvataṃsa, capable of enjoying the company of his group?

Mahāvīra—Āryas! In this matter, his position is similar to that of Camarendra,. His family has already been described in Book Three, Chapter One.

Monks—Bhante! How many are the principal consorts of bis Lokapāla Soma, the lord of the direction?

Mahāvīra—Āryas! He has four named as Rohinī, Madanā, Citrā and Somā. The rest like that of Camarendra, in Svayamprabhavimāna, seated on his throne Soma in his hall named Sudharma, till he cannot indulge in sex behaviour there. And like this till Vaisramaṇa, but the description of their Vimāna etc., is similar to that given in Book Three Chapter Seven.

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

Mahāvīra—Āryas! He has eight named as Kṛṣṇā, Kṛṣṇarāji, Rāmā, Rāmarakṣitā, Vasu, Vasuguptā, Vasumitrā. and Vasundharā. The rest is similar to that of Śakrendra.

Monks—Bhante! How many are the principal consorts of his Lokapāla Soma, the lord of the direction?

Mahāvīra—Āryas! He has four, similar to those of Sakrendra’s Lokapāla, except that their heavenly seats are similar to those as described in Chapters One, Two, Three and Four. The rest as before, till they cannot indulge in sex behaviour there.

—Bhante! So they are. You are right.

Chapter Five ends.