Viyahapannatti 14.3.603

14.3.603

deve ṇaṃ bhaṃte! mahākāe mahāsarīre anagārassa bhāviyappaṇo majjhaṃmajjheṇaṃ vīivaejjā?
goyamā! atthegatie vīivaejjā, atthegatie no vīivaejjā|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai–atthegatie vīivaejjā, atthegatie no vīivaejjā?
goyamā! duvihā devā pannattā, taṃ jahā–māyīmicchādiṭṭhīuvavannagā ya, amāyīsammadiṭṭhī-uvavannagā ya| tattha ṇaṃ je se māyī-micchadiṭṭhīuvavannae deve se ṇaṃ anagāraṃ bhāviyappāṇaṃ pāsai, pāsittā no vaṃdai, no namaṃsai, no sakkārei, no sammāṇei, no kallāṇaṃ maṃgalaṃ devayaṃ ceiyaṃ pajjuvāsai|
se ṇaṃ anagārassa bhāviyappaṇo majjhaṃmajjheṇaṃ vīivaejjā| tattha ṇaṃ je se amāyī-sammaddiṭṭhīuvavannae deve se ṇaṃ anagāraṃ bhāviyappāṇaṃ pāsai, pāsittā vaṃdai namaṃsai sakkārei sammāṇei kallāṇaṃ maṃgalaṃ devayaṃ ceiyaṃ pajjuvāsai| se ṇaṃ anagārassa bhāviyappaṇo majjhaṃmajjheṇaṃ no vīivaejjā| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! evaṃ vuccai–atthegatie vīivaejjā, atthegatie no vīivaejjā|
asurakumāre ṇaṃ bhaṃte! mahākāe mahāsarīre anagārassa bhāviyappaṇo majjhaṃmajjheṇaṃ vīiva-ejjā? evaṃ ceva| evaṃ deva-daṃḍao bhāṇiyavvo jāva vemāṇie|

"Venerable Sir, would a deva of large body and large form pass straight through the middle of an ascetic who has cultivated his soul?"
"Gautama, in some cases he would pass through, in some cases he would not pass through."
"For what reason, Venerable Sir, is it said: 'in some cases he would pass through, in some cases he would not pass through'?"
"Gautama, devas are declared to be of two kinds, namely: those reborn deceitful with false view, and those reborn non-deceitful with right view. There, the deva who is reborn deceitful with false view sees the ascetic who has cultivated his soul; having seen him, he does not venerate him, does not pay homage to him, does not honor him, does not respect him, and does not attend upon him as beneficial, auspicious, divine, and sacred.
He would pass straight through the middle of the ascetic who has cultivated his soul. But there, the deva who is reborn non-deceitful with right view sees the ascetic who has cultivated his soul; having seen him, he venerates him, pays homage to him, honors him, respects him, and attends upon him as beneficial, auspicious, divine, and sacred. He would not pass straight through the middle of the ascetic who has cultivated his soul. For that reason, Gautama, it is said: 'in some cases he would pass through, in some cases he would not pass through.'"
"Venerable Sir, would an Asurakumāra of large body and large form pass straight through the middle of an ascetic who has cultivated his soul?" Just the same. In this manner the exposition of devas is to be recited up to the Vaimānika.