1.1PTS 3.243“Pañcime, bhikkhave, vassassa antarāyā, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamati.“Mendicants, there are these five obstacles to rain, which the forecasters don’t know, and which their vision does not traverse.1.2Katame pañca?What five?

1.3Upari, bhikkhave, ākāse tejodhātu pakuppati.In the upper atmosphere the fire element flares up,1.4Tena uppannā meghā paṭivigacchanti.which disperses the clouds.1.5Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo vassassa antarāyo, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamati.This is the first obstacle to rain, which the forecasters don’t know, and which their vision does not traverse.

2.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, upari ākāse vāyodhātu pakuppati.Furthermore, in the upper atmosphere the air element flares up,2.2Tena uppannā meghā paṭivigacchanti.which disperses the clouds.2.3Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyo vassassa antarāyo, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamati.This is the second obstacle to rain …

3.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, rāhu asurindo pāṇinā udakaṁ sampaṭicchitvā mahāsamudde chaḍḍeti.Furthermore, Rāhu, lord of titans, receives water in his hand and discards it in the ocean.3.2Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, tatiyo vassassa antarāyo, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamati.This is the third obstacle to rain …

4.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, vassavalāhakā devā pamattā honti.Furthermore, the gods of the rain clouds become negligent.4.2Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, catuttho vassassa antarāyo, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamati.This is the fourth obstacle to rain …

5.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, manussā adhammikā honti.Furthermore, humans become unprincipled.5.2Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, pañcamo vassassa antarāyo, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamati.This is the fifth obstacle to rain, which the forecasters don’t know, and which their vision does not traverse.

5.3Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca vassassa antarāyā, yaṁ nemittā na jānanti, yattha nemittānaṁ cakkhu na kamatī”ti.These are the five obstacles to rain, which the forecasters don’t know, and which their vision does not traverse.”

5.4Sattamaṁ.