Viyahapannatti 14.8.630

14.8.630

atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jaṃbhagā devā, jaṃbhagā devā?
haṃtā atthi|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai–jaṃbhagā devā, jaṃbhagā devā?
goyamā! jaṃbhagā ṇaṃ devā niccaṃ pamudita-pakkīliyā kaṃdapparatimohaṇasīlā| je ṇaṃ te deve kuddhe pāsejjā, se ṇaṃ purise mahaṃtaṃ ayasaṃ pāuṇejjā| je ṇaṃ te deve tuṭṭhe pāsejjā, se ṇaṃ mahaṃtaṃ jasaṃ pāuṇejjā| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! evaṃ vuccai–jaṃbhagā devā, jaṃbhagā devā|
kativihā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jaṃbhagā devā pannattā?
goyamā! dasavihā pannattā, taṃ jahā– annajaṃbhagā, pāṇajaṃbhagā, vatthajaṃbhagā, leṇajaṃbhagā, sayaṇajaṃbhagā, pupphajaṃbhagā, phalajaṃ-bhagā, puppha-phala-jaṃbhagā, vijjājaṃbhagā aviyattijaṃbhagā|
jaṃbhagā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! devā kahiṃ vasahiṃ uveṃti?
goyamā! savvesu ceva dīhaveyaḍḍhesu, citta-vicitta-jamagapavvaesu, kaṃcaṇapavvaesu ya, ettha ṇaṃ jaṃbhagā devā vasahiṃ uveṃti|
jaṃbhagāṇaṃ bhaṃte! devāṇaṃ kevatiyaṃ kālaṃ ṭhitī pannattā?
goyamā! egaṃ paliovamaṃ ṭhitī pannattā|
sevaṃ bhaṃte! sevaṃ bhaṃte! tti jāva viharai|

"Venerable Sir, are there Jṛmbhaka gods, Jṛmbhaka gods?"
"Yes, there are."
"For what reason, Venerable Sir, is it said: 'Jṛmbhaka gods, Jṛmbhaka gods'?"
"Gautama! The Jṛmbhaka gods are always joyous and playful, having a nature prone to sensual sport and enchantment. Whichever man should see those gods angry, he would incur great dishonor; whichever man should see those gods pleased, he would attain great fame. For that reason, Gautama, it is said: 'Jṛmbhaka gods, Jṛmbhaka gods.'
How many kinds, Venerable Sir, are the Jṛmbhaka gods declared to be?"
"Gautama! They are declared to be of ten kinds, namely: food-Jṛmbhakas, drink-Jṛmbhakas, garment-Jṛmbhakas, shelter-Jṛmbhakas, bed-Jṛmbhakas, flower-Jṛmbhakas, fruit-Jṛmbhakas, flower-and-fruit-Jṛmbhakas, lore-Jṛmbhakas, and unmanifest-Jṛmbhakas."
"Where, Venerable Sir, do the Jṛmbhaka gods dwell?"
"Gautama! In all the long Vaitāḍhya mountains, the Citra, Vicitra, and Yamaka mountains, and the Kāñcana mountains—there the Jṛmbhaka gods dwell."
"For how long, Venerable Sir, is the lifespan duration of the Jṛmbhaka gods declared to be?"
"Gautama! Their lifespan duration is declared to be one palyopama."
"Truly so, Venerable Sir! Truly so, Venerable Sir!" [Gautama said], and so he remained.