Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 5.6

5.6.1

“Kathaṃbhūtā pana, bhante, bhagavā devatā manasikarotī”ti?

“But sir, what kind of deities are you thinking of?”

5.6.2

“Santānanda, devatā ākāse pathavīsaññiniyo kese pakiriya kandanti, bāhā paggayha kandanti, chinnapātaṃ papatanti, āvaṭṭanti, vivaṭṭanti:

“There are, Ānanda, deities—both in space and on the earth—who are aware of the earth. With hair disheveled and arms raised, they fall down like their feet were chopped off, rolling back and forth, lamenting:

5.6.3

‘atikhippaṃ bhagavā parinibbāyissati, atikhippaṃ sugato parinibbāyissati, atikhippaṃ cakkhuṃ loke antaradhāyissatī’ti.

‘Too soon the Blessed One will be fully extinguished! Too soon the Holy One will be fully extinguished! Too soon the Eye of the World will vanish!’

5.6.4

Santānanda, devatā pathaviyaṃ pathavīsaññiniyo kese pakiriya kandanti, bāhā paggayha kandanti, chinnapātaṃ papatanti, āvaṭṭanti, vivaṭṭanti:

5.6.5

‘atikhippaṃ bhagavā parinibbāyissati, atikhippaṃ sugato parinibbāyissati, atikhippaṃ cakkhuṃ loke antaradhāyissatī’ti.

5.6.6

Yā pana tā devatā vītarāgā, tā satā sampajānā adhivāsenti:

But the deities who are free of desire endure, mindful and aware, thinking:

5.6.7

‘aniccā saṅkhārā, taṃ kutettha labbhā’”ti.

‘Conditions are impermanent. How could it possibly be otherwise?’”