Dighanikaya 14.19_3

14.19_3

Kiṃ pana te antogabbhaṃ pavisitvā ṭhitā cattāro mahārājāno bodhisattassa mātuyā attānaṃ dassenti, na dassentīti? Nahānamaṇḍanabhojanādisarīrakiccakāle na dassenti, sirigabbhaṃ pavisitvā varasayane nipannakāle pana dassenti. Tattha kiñcāpi amanussadassanaṃ nāma manussānaṃ sappaṭibhayaṃ hoti, bodhisattassa mātā pana attano ceva puttassa ca puññānubhāvena te disvā na bhāyati, pakatiantepurapālakesu viya assā etesu cittaṃ uppajjati.

Do those Four Great Kings who have entered and remained inside the chamber show themselves to the Bodhisatta’s mother, or do they not? At the time of bodily duties such as bathing, adorning, and eating, they do not show themselves; but when she has entered the royal chamber and lies down upon the excellent couch, they do show themselves. There, although the sight of non-humans is naturally terrifying to humans, the Bodhisatta’s mother, through the power of her own merit and that of her son, is not afraid upon seeing them; she regards them with the same feeling as she would ordinary guards of the royal harem.