Mahaparinibbanasutta 1.28

1.28.1

“Seyyathāpi, ānanda, devehi tāvatiṃsehi saddhiṃ mantetvā;

“It’s as if they were building the citadel in consultation with the gods of the thirty-three.

1.28.2

evameva kho, ānanda, sunidhavassakārā magadhamahāmattā pāṭaligāme nagaraṃ māpenti vajjīnaṃ paṭibāhāya.

1.28.3

Idhāhaṃ, ānanda, addasaṃ dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena sambahulā devatāyo sahasseva pāṭaligāme vatthūni pariggaṇhantiyo.

With clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, I saw those deities taking possession of building sites.

1.28.4

Yasmiṃ, ānanda, padese mahesakkhā devatā vatthūni pariggaṇhanti, mahesakkhānaṃ tattha raññaṃ rājamahāmattānaṃ cittāni namanti nivesanāni māpetuṃ.

Illustrious rulers or royal ministers inclined to build houses at sites possessed by illustrious deities.

1.28.5

Yasmiṃ padese majjhimā devatā vatthūni pariggaṇhanti, majjhimānaṃ tattha raññaṃ rājamahāmattānaṃ cittāni namanti nivesanāni māpetuṃ.

Middling rulers or royal ministers inclined to build houses at sites possessed by middling deities.

1.28.6

Yasmiṃ padese nīcā devatā vatthūni pariggaṇhanti, nīcānaṃ tattha raññaṃ rājamahāmattānaṃ cittāni namanti nivesanāni māpetuṃ.

Lesser rulers or royal ministers inclined to build houses at sites possessed by lesser deities.

1.28.7

Yāvatā, ānanda, ariyaṃ āyatanaṃ yāvatā vaṇippatho idaṃ agganagaraṃ bhavissati pāṭaliputtaṃ puṭabhedanaṃ.

As far as the civilized region extends, as far as the trading zone extends, this will be the chief city: the Pāṭaliputta trade center.

1.28.8

Pāṭaliputtassa kho, ānanda, tayo antarāyā bhavissanti—

But Pāṭaliputta will face three threats:

1.28.9

aggito vā udakato vā mithubhedā vā”ti.

from fire, flood, and dissension.”