Gods of the Cool ThundercloudsSītavalāhakasutta

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 cool?”“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yenekadā sītaṁ hotī”ti?

“Mendicant, there are what are called gods of the cool thunderclouds.“Santi, bhikkhu, sītavalāhakā 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 cool.‘yannūna mayaṁ sakāya ratiyā vaseyyāmā’ti, tesaṁ taṁ cetopaṇidhimanvāya sītaṁ hoti. This is the cause, this is the reason why sometimes it becomes cool.”Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yenekadā sītaṁ hotī”ti.