“Mendicants, there are these five obstacles to rain, which the forecasters don’t know, and which their vision does not traverse. What five? In the upper atmosphere the fire element flares up, which disperses the clouds.
PL
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, vassassa antarāyā, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamati. Katame pañca? Upari, bhikkhave, ākāse tejodhātu pakuppati. Tena uppannā meghā paṭivigacchanti.
EN
This is the first obstacle to rain, which the forecasters don’t know, and which their vision does not traverse. Furthermore, in the upper atmosphere the air element flares up, which disperses the clouds. This is the second obstacle to rain …
PL
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo vassassa antarāyo, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamati. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, upari ākāse vāyodhātu pakuppati. Tena uppannā meghā paṭivigacchanti. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyo vassassa antarāyo, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamati.
EN
Furthermore, Rāhu, lord of titans, receives water in his hand and discards it in the ocean. This is the third obstacle to rain … Furthermore, the gods of the rain clouds become negligent. This is the fourth obstacle to rain …
Furthermore, humans become unprincipled. This is the fifth obstacle to rain, which the forecasters don’t know, and which their vision does not traverse. These are the five obstacles to rain, which the forecasters don’t know, and which their vision does not traverse.”
PL
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, manussā adhammikā honti. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, pañcamo vassassa antarāyo, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca vassassa antarāyā, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamatī”ti. Sattamaṁ.
“Mendicants, there are these five obstacles to rain, which the forecasters don’t know, and which their vision does not traverse. What five? In the upper atmosphere the fire element flares up, which disperses the clouds.
PL
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, vassassa antarāyā, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamati. Katame pañca? Upari, bhikkhave, ākāse tejodhātu pakuppati. Tena uppannā meghā paṭivigacchanti.
EN
This is the first obstacle to rain, which the forecasters don’t know, and which their vision does not traverse. Furthermore, in the upper atmosphere the air element flares up, which disperses the clouds. This is the second obstacle to rain …
PL
Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo vassassa antarāyo, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamati. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, upari ākāse vāyodhātu pakuppati. Tena uppannā meghā paṭivigacchanti. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyo vassassa antarāyo, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamati.
EN
Furthermore, Rāhu, lord of titans, receives water in his hand and discards it in the ocean. This is the third obstacle to rain … Furthermore, the gods of the rain clouds become negligent. This is the fourth obstacle to rain …
Furthermore, humans become unprincipled. This is the fifth obstacle to rain, which the forecasters don’t know, and which their vision does not traverse. These are the five obstacles to rain, which the forecasters don’t know, and which their vision does not traverse.”
PL
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, manussā adhammikā honti. Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, pañcamo vassassa antarāyo, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca vassassa antarāyā, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamatī”ti. Sattamaṁ.
Sutraya