法苑珠林 3.27

3.27

是四王大臣　八日巡天下
四天王太子　十四觀世間
十五時最勝　四王好名聞
故自行世間　觀察諸善惡
是世間人意　與道法相應
善尊有多人　行施受菩薩
伏瞋能修道　男女福增益
是時忉利天　得信甚歡喜
數數生隨喜　四大王善說
諸天樂眷屬　轉轉得增多
願修羅伴侶　日日就損減
隨意念正覺　法正說聖眾
諸天安樂住　心常生歡喜
世果出世果　人道所能得
善於佛法僧　住於三寶境
我今為汝等　說三賢善道
若人求真實　捨惡修行善
有如是寶貨　由少能獲多
如諸忉利天　行小善生天
帝釋等諸天　大福德名聞
聚集善法堂　及諸餘住處
男女善行者　四王所奏聞
清淨天所愛　熏習遍諸天

The ministers of these Four Kings patrol the world on the eighth day;
The princes of the Four Heavenly Kings observe the world on the fourteenth.
The fifteenth is the most excellent time; having good renown,
The Four Kings themselves travel through the world to observe all good and evil.
If the minds of the people of this world accord with the Path and Dharma,
And there are many virtuous and venerable ones who practice giving and receive the bodhisattva [vows],
Who subdue anger, are able to cultivate the Path, and whose men and women increase in merit,
At that time the Trāyastriṃśa devas gain faith and rejoice greatly;
Time and again they give rise to sympathetic joy: 'The Four Great Kings have spoken well!
The delightful retinues of the devas will progressively increase;
May the companions of the asuras decline day by day!'
As they wish, they are mindful of the Samyaksaṃbuddha, the Dharma properly taught, and the Āryasaṃgha.
The devas abide in peace and happiness, their minds constantly giving rise to joy.
Mundane fruits and supramundane fruits can be attained in the human realm;
Being devoted to the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Saṃgha, they abide in the domain of the Three Jewels.
I now explain for you all the path of the three virtuous and good:
If a person seeks reality, abandons evil, and cultivates good,
They possess such treasure, whereby from a little they can obtain much.
Like the Trāyastriṃśa devas who practiced minor good and were born in heaven;
Śakra and the other devas of great merit and renown,
Gather in the Hall of the Good Dharma and other dwellings;
The good practices of men and women are reported by the Four Kings,
Loved by the pure devas, their fragrance permeating throughout the heavens.