nirhAraka
nirhāraka , ( 1 ) m. , some member of a shipʼs crew (see s.v. pauruṣeya 2), after āhāraka , q.v. , Mvy 3852 = Tib. sel ba , remover ; acc. to Chin. one who looks after boats (possibly unloader of freight?); ( 2 ) adj. (see s.v. nirharati ), bringing, producing : Bbh 209.22 (durbhikṣeṣu …) vṛṣṭi-nirhārakaṃ dhyānaṃ, bringing or producing rain (to relieve famine; an activity of Bodhisattvas). In Pali nīhāraka only recorded in piṇḍapāta-nī°, one who brings food ( esp. to Buddha; = abhinir° ; see s.v. nirharati ); the same, °ta-nirhārakaḥ piṇḍapātam ādāya bhagavatsakāśam upasaṃkrāntaḥ MSV ii.130.2 ; °ta-nirhārakaṃ bhikṣum 180.15, 17 .