法苑珠林 9.24

9.24

於是天王釋梵四王各捨本位。尋時來下。五體投地禮菩薩足。諸天人民百千之眾默然歎吒。稱揚洪音歎未曾有。歡喜踊躍。天地大動。天雨眾華。百千伎樂不鼓自鳴。諸天形像。現其本身。禮菩薩足。則在前住。於是頌曰。

Thereupon the Deva Kings, Śakra, Brahmā, and the Four Kings each left their original seats, immediately descended, threw their five limbs to the ground, and bowed to the Bodhisattva's feet. The devas and humans, hundreds of thousands of them, silently gasped in wonder, praising him in resonant voices as unprecedented. Leaping with joy, the earth shook greatly, the devas rained down host of flowers, and hundreds of thousands of musical instruments sounded on their own without being played. The images of the devas revealed their true forms, bowed to the Bodhisattva's feet, and stood before him. Thereupon it was praised in verse: