The Long Āgama Sūtra 4.16

4.16

「又復一時，忉利諸天以少因緣，集在一處。時，四天王各當位坐，提頭賴吒在東方坐，其面西向，帝釋在前；毘樓勒叉天在南方坐，其面北向，帝釋在前；毘樓博叉天王在西方坐，其面東向，帝釋在前；毘沙門天王在北方坐，其面南向，帝釋在前。時，四天王皆先坐已，然後我坐。復有餘諸大神天，皆先於佛所，淨修梵行，於此命終，生忉利天，增益諸天，受天五福：一者天壽，二者天色，三者天名稱，四者天樂，五者天威德。時，諸忉利天皆踊躍歡喜言：『增益諸天眾，減損阿須倫眾。』爾時，釋提桓因知忉利諸天有歡喜心，即作頌曰：

“‘Moreover, once the Trāyastriṃśa gods were gathered in one place for some minor reason. The four god kings were each seated in their places. Dhṛtarāṣṭra sat to the east and faced west with Lord Śakra in front of him. Virūḍhaka sat to the south and faced north with Lord Śakra in front of him. Virūpākṣa sat to the west and faced east with Lord Śakra in front of him. Vaiśravaṇa sat to the north and faced south with Lord Śakra in front of him. The four god kings had already been seated, and afterward I was seated.

“Again, there were other great spirits and gods who had purely cultivated the religious life with the Buddha and had been born in the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven when their lives ended. The gods increased, and they received the five heavenly merits: 1. The lifespan of gods, 2. the form of gods, 3. the names of gods, 4. the pleasure of gods, and 5. the majesty of gods.

“The Trāyastriṃśa gods celebrated and rejoiced, saying, ‘The host of gods increases, and the host of asuras decreases!’ Śakra the Lord of Gods knew the Trāyastriṃśa gods were rejoicing, so he spoke in verse: