Viyahapannatti 16.2.668

16.2.668

sakke ṇaṃ bhaṃte! deviṃde devarāyā kiṃ sammāvādī? micchāvādī?
goyamā! sammāvādī, no micchāvādī|
sakke ṇaṃ bhaṃte! deviṃde devarāyā kiṃ saccaṃ bhāsaṃ bhāsati? mosaṃ bhāsaṃ bhāsati? saccāmosaṃ bhāsaṃ bhāsati? asaccāmosaṃ bhāsaṃ bhāsati?
goyamā! saccaṃ pi bhāsaṃ bhāsati jāva asaccāmosaṃ pi bhāsaṃ bhāsati|
sakke ṇaṃ bhaṃte! deviṃde devarāyā kiṃ sāvajjaṃ bhāsaṃ bhāsati? aṇavajjaṃ bhāsaṃ bhāsati?
goyamā! sāvajjaṃ pi bhāsaṃ bhāsati, aṇavajjaṃ pi bhāsaṃ bhāsati|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai–sakke deviṃde devarāyā sāvajjaṃ pi bhāsaṃ bhāsati, aṇavajjaṃ pi bhāsaṃ bhāsati?
goyamā! jāhe ṇaṃ sakke deviṃde devarāyā suhumakāyaṃ aṇijjūhittā ṇaṃ bhāsaṃ bhāsati tāhe ṇaṃ sakke deviṃde devarāyā sāvajjaṃ bhāsaṃ bhāsati, jāhe ṇaṃ sakke deviṃde devarāyā suhumakāyaṃ nijjūhittā ṇaṃ bhāsaṃ bhāsati tāhe ṇaṃ sakke deviṃde devarāyā aṇavajjaṃ bhāsaṃ bhāsati| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! evaṃ vuccai–sakke deviṃde devarāyā sāvajjaṃ pi bhāsaṃ bhāsati, aṇavajjaṃ pi bhāsaṃ bhāsati|
sakke ṇaṃ bhaṃte! deviṃde devarāyā kiṃ bhavasiddhīe? abhavasiddhīe? sammadiṭṭhīe? micchadiṭṭhīe? paritta-saṃsārie? anaṃtasaṃsārie? sulabhabohie? dullabhabohie? ārāhae? virāhae? carime? acarime?
goyamā! sakke ṇaṃ deviṃde devarāyā bhavasiddhīe, no abhavasiddhīe| sammadiṭṭhīe, no miccha-diṭṭhīe| parittasaṃsārie, no anaṃtasaṃsārie| sulabhabohie, no dullabhabohie| ārāhae, no virāhae| carime, no acarime| evaṃ jahā mouddesae saṇaṃkumāre jāva no acarime|

"Venerable Sir! Is Śakra, the king of the gods, the lord of the gods, a speaker of truth or a speaker of falsehood?"
"Gautama! He is a speaker of truth, not a speaker of falsehood."
"Venerable Sir! Does Śakra, the king of the gods, the lord of the gods, speak true speech, false speech, true-and-false speech, or neither-true-nor-false speech?"
"Gautama! He speaks true speech […] up to he speaks neither-true-nor-false speech as well."
"Venerable Sir! Does Śakra, the king of the gods, the lord of the gods, speak blameworthy speech or blameless speech?"
"Gautama! He speaks blameworthy speech as well, and blameless speech as well."
"Venerable Sir! For what reason is it said: 'Śakra, the king of the gods, the lord of the gods, speaks blameworthy speech as well, and blameless speech as well'?"
"Gautama! When Śakra, the king of the gods, the lord of the gods, speaks speech without restraining the subtle body, then Śakra, the king of the gods, the lord of the gods, speaks blameworthy speech. When Śakra, the king of the gods, the lord of the gods, speaks speech having restrained the subtle body, then Śakra, the king of the gods, the lord of the gods, speaks blameless speech. For that reason, Gautama, it is said: 'Śakra, the king of the gods, the lord of the gods, speaks blameworthy speech as well, and blameless speech as well.'"
"Venerable Sir! Is Śakra, the king of the gods, the lord of the gods, capable of liberation or incapable of liberation? Possessed of right view or possessed of wrong view? Having a limited saṃsāra or having an infinite saṃsāra? One for whom enlightenment is easily attained or one for whom enlightenment is difficult to attain? An observer [of the vows] or a non-observer? In his final birth or not in his final birth?"
"Gautama! Śakra, the king of the gods, the lord of the gods, is capable of liberation, not incapable of liberation; possessed of right view, not possessed of wrong view; having a limited saṃsāra, not having an infinite saṃsāra; one for whom enlightenment is easily attained, not one for whom enlightenment is difficult to attain; an observer, not a non-observer; in his final birth [as a god], not not in his final birth; just as stated for Sanatkumāra in the chapter on liberation […] up to 'not not in his final birth.'"