The Long Āgama Sūtra 3.13

3.13

時，般遮翼白佛言：「世尊！忉利諸天所以集法講堂上者，共議思惟，稱量觀察，有所教令，然後為四天王說。四王受教已，各當位而坐，其坐未久，有大異光照于四方。時，忉利天見此光已，皆大驚愕：『今此異光，將有何怪？』諸大神天有威德者，亦皆驚怖：『今此異光，將有何怪？』時，大梵王即化為童子，頭五角髻，在大眾上虛空中立，顏貌端正，與眾超絕，身紫金色，蔽諸天光。時，忉利天亦不起迎，亦不恭敬，又不請坐。時，梵童子隨所詣坐，坐生欣悅，譬如剎利水澆頭種，登王位時，踊躍歡喜。來坐未久，復自變身，作童子像，頭五角髻，在大眾上虛空中坐，譬如力士坐於安座，嶷然不動。而作頌曰：

Pañcaśikha said to the Buddha, “Bhagavān, having gathered up in the Dharma Meeting Hall, the Trāyastriṃśa gods conversed, considered, weighed, and investigated what instructions to issue. Afterward, the four god kings were given their orders. When each accepted their instructions, four god kings took their seats. Not long after they sat down, there was a very unusual light that shined in the four directions.

“The Trāyastriṃśa gods saw this light and were bewildered by it. ‘Now, this is an unusual light! Isn’t this strange?’

“Those great spirits and gods who possessed majesty were also surprised. ‘Now, this is an unusual light! Isn’t this strange?’

“‘King Great Brahmā then appeared in the form of a child. His head had a five-pointed topknot, and he stood in the air above the assembly of gods. His handsomeness was far beyond that of the assembly. His body was purple gold in color, and his radiance outshined that of the gods.

“‘The Trāyastriṃśa gods didn’t get up to greet him, nor did they pay their respects. They didn’t invite him to sit, either. When Brahmā Kumāra went and took a seat, [the god at that] seat was delighted like a warrior of a water-anointed lineage celebrating and rejoicing when he ascends to the throne. Soon after sitting, Brahmā again transformed himself into the shape of a child whose head was crowned with a five-pointed topknot, and he sat in the sky above the great assembly. He was like a hero sitting securely on his throne, lofty and unmoving.

“‘Then he spoke in verse: