Viyahapannatti 16.5.673

16.5.673

At that time, in that period, there was a city named Ullukatīra—[it should be] described [in detail]. [There was] the Ekajambuka caitya—[it should be] described. At that time, in that period, the Master arrived [and] the assembly paid homage [to him]. At that time, in that period, Śakra, the Indra of the gods, king of the gods, wielder of the thunderbolt—just as [described] in the second uddeśaka, so [here]—came by his divine celestial vehicle [and] went up to where the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra was; having approached, he venerated and made obeisance to the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, and having venerated and made obeisance, spoke thus:
“Can a deity, Venerable Sir, of great power, up to of great majesty, arrive [here] without taking hold of external pudgalas?”
“That sense is not valid.”
“Can a deity, Venerable Sir, of great power, up to of great majesty, arrive [here] having taken hold of external pudgalas?”
“Yes, he can.”
“Can a deity, Venerable Sir, of great power, up to of great majesty—in this same manner, by this phrase—go, speak, explain, open [his eyes], close [his eyes], contract [his limbs], establish a place, a bed, or a seat, transform [forms], or indulge in pleasures?”—up to—“Yes, he can.” Having asked these eight abruptly posed questions and explanations, and having asked them, he paid homage with a hurried veneration; having paid homage, he mounted that very divine celestial vehicle, and having mounted it, departed in that very direction from which he had appeared.