Gods of the Stormy Thunderclouds Abbhavalāhakasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha: Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why sometimes it becomes stormy?” “ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yenekadā abbhaṁ hotī”ti?

“Mendicant, there are what are called gods of the stormy thunderclouds. “Santi, bhikkhu, abbhavalāhakā nāma devā. Sometimes they think: Tesaṁ yadā evaṁ hoti: ‘Why don’t we revel in our own kind of enjoyment?’ Then, in accordance with their wish, it becomes stormy. ‘yannūna mayaṁ sakāya ratiyā vaseyyāmā’ti, tesaṁ taṁ cetopaṇidhimanvāya abbhaṁ hoti. This is the cause, this is the reason why sometimes it becomes stormy.” Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yenekadā abbhaṁ hotī”ti.