Viyahapannatti 6.5.297

6.5.297

kahi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! sārassayā devā parivasaṃti?
goyamā! accimmi vimāne parivasaṃti|
kahi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! āiccā devā parivasaṃti?
goyamā! accimālimmi vimāne| evaṃ neyavvaṃ jahāṇupuvvīe jāva–
kahi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! riṭṭhā devā parivasaṃti?
goyamā! riṭṭhammi vimāne|
sārassayamāiccāṇaṃ bhaṃte! devāṇaṃ kati devā, kati devasayā pannattā?
goyamā! satta devā, satta devasayā parivāro pannatto|
vaṇhī–varuṇāṇaṃ devāṇaṃ cauddasa devā, cauddasa devasahassā parivāro pannatto| gaddatoya–tusiyāṇaṃ devāṇaṃ satta devā, satta deva-sahassā parivāro pannatto| avasesāṇaṃ nava devā, nava devasayā parivāro pannatto|

"Where, Venerable Sir, do the Sārasvata gods reside?"
"Gautama, they reside in the Arcī celestial abode."
"Where, Venerable Sir, do the Āditya gods reside?"
"Gautama, in the Arcīmālī celestial abode." In this manner it should be understood in order up to:
"Where, Venerable Sir, do the Riṣṭa gods reside?"
"Gautama, in the Riṣṭa celestial abode."
"Of the Sārasvata and Āditya gods, Venerable Sir, how many gods, how many hundreds of gods are stated [as their retinue]?"
"Gautama, seven gods [and] a retinue of seven hundred gods are stated.
Of the Vahni and Varuṇa gods, fourteen gods [and] a retinue of fourteen thousand gods are stated. Of the Gardatoya and Tuṣita gods, seven gods [and] a retinue of seven thousand gods are stated. Of the remaining, nine gods [and] a retinue of nine hundred gods are stated."