Viyahapannatti 14.8.628

14.8.628

atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! avvābāhā devā, avvābāhā devā?
haṃtā atthi|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai–avvābāhā devā, avvābāhā devā?
goyamā! pabhū ṇaṃ egamege avvābāhe deve egamegassa purisassa egamegaṃsi acchipattaṃsi divvaṃ deviḍḍhiṃ, divvaṃ devajjutiṃ, divvaṃ devānubhāgaṃ, divvaṃ battīsativihaṃ naṭṭhavihiṃ uvadaṃsettae, no ceva ṇaṃ tassa purisassa kiṃci ābāhaṃ vā vābāhaṃ vā uppāei, chaviccheyaṃ vā karei, esuhumaṃ ca ṇaṃ uvadaṃsejjā| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! evaṃ vuccai–avvābāhā devā, avvābāhā devā|

"Venerable Sir, are there non-afflicting gods, non-afflicting gods?"
"Yes, Gautama, there are."
"For what reason, Venerable Sir, is it said: 'non-afflicting gods, non-afflicting gods'?"
"Gautama! Each non-afflicting god is able to display divine godly power, divine godly radiance, divine godly glory, and the thirty-two kinds of divine theatrical performance on each single eyelash of each man, and yet he causes not the slightest affliction or harm to that man, nor does he cut his skin; and he would display it so subtly. For that reason, Gautama, it is said: 'non-afflicting gods, non-afflicting gods.'"