Viyahapannatti 12.8.552

12.8.552

teṇaṃ kāleṇaṃ teṇaṃ samaeṇaṃ jāva evaṃ vayāsī–deve ṇaṃ bhaṃte! mahiḍḍhīe jāva mahesakkhe anaṃtaraṃ cayaṃ caittā bisarīresu nāgesu uvavajjejjā?
haṃtā uvavajjejjā|
se ṇaṃ tattha acciya-vaṃdiya-pūiya-sakkāriya-sammāṇie divve sacce saccovāe sannihiya-pāḍihere yāvi bhavejjā?
haṃtā bhavejjā|
se ṇaṃ bhaṃte! taohiṃto anaṃtaraṃ uvvaṭṭittā sijjhejjā jāva savvadukkhāṇaṃ aṃtaṃ karejjā?
haṃtā sijjhejjā jāva savvadukkhāṇaṃ aṃtaṃ karejjā|
deve ṇaṃ bhaṃte! mahiḍḍhīe jāva mahesakkhe anaṃtaraṃ cayaṃ caittā bisarīresu maṇīsu uvavajjejjā?
haṃtā uvavajjejjā| evaṃ ceva jahā nāgāṇaṃ|
deve ṇaṃ bhaṃte! mahiḍḍhīe jāva mahesakkhe anaṃtaraṃ cayaṃ caittā bisarīresu rukkhesu uvavajjejjā?
haṃtā uvavajjejjā| evaṃ ceva, navaraṃ–imaṃ nāṇattaṃ jāva sannihiyapāḍihere lāulloiyamahie yāvi bhavejjā?
haṃtā bhavejjā| sesaṃ taṃ ceva jāva savvadukkhāṇaṃ aṃtaṃ karejjā|

At that time, at that moment, up to [Gautama] spoke thus: “Venerable Sir, would a god of great supernatural power, up to of great majesty, after falling [from heaven], immediately be reborn as a two-bodied snake?”
“Yes, he would be reborn.”
“Would he be revered, bowed to, worshipped, honoured, respected there, divine, true, bringing true benefit, endowed with attending marvels?”
“Yes, he would be.”
“Venerable Sir, after departing immediately from there, would he attain perfection, up to make an end of all suffering?”
“Yes, he would attain perfection, up to make an end of all suffering.”
“Venerable Sir, would a god of great supernatural power, up to of great majesty, after falling [from heaven], immediately be reborn as a two-bodied jewel?”
“Yes, he would be reborn. Exactly the same as with the snakes.”
“Venerable Sir, would a god of great supernatural power, up to of great majesty, after falling [from heaven], immediately be reborn as a two-bodied tree?”
“Yes, he would be reborn. Exactly the same, with this difference only: up to endowed with attending marvels, and his base smeared and worshipped?”
“Yes, he would be. The rest is the very same, up to make an end of all suffering.”