Dighanikaya 9.411_5

9.411_5

Catuttho naṃ nisedhetvā yakkhadāsīnaṃ madaniddaṃ sandhāya ‘‘santi hi bho devatā’’tiādimāha. Yakkhadāsiyo kira sabbarattiṃ devatūpahāraṃ kurumānā naccitvā gāyitvā aruṇodaye ekaṃ surāpātiṃ pivitvā parivattitvā supitvā divā vuṭṭhahanti. Taṃ disvā so diṭṭhigatiko – ‘‘suttakāle nirodhaṃ samāpannā, pabuddhakāle nirodhā vuṭṭhitā’’ti maññamāno evamāha.

The fourth one, refuting him and referring to the drunken sleep of female spirit slaves, spoke the words beginning with, "For there are, sir, deities..." For female spirit slaves, having performed offerings to the deities all night long, having danced and sung, at the break of dawn drink a bowl of liquor, roll over and sleep, and wake up during the day. Seeing that, that holder of views, thinking, 'At the time of sleeping they have attained cessation; at the time of waking up they have emerged from cessation,' said this.