Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.291

v2.c27.291

1. Pañcālacanda.—A devaputta who visited the Buddha at Jetavana and uttered a verse to the effect that the man who understands jhāna finds room even among crowding obstacles. The Buddha corrects him, saying that those who are mindful and self-possessed know the way to Nibbāna.¹ This discussion forms the basis for the Pañcāla Sutta (above.) It is probably this same deva who is mentioned as a Mahāyakkha in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta² who is to be invoked by the Buddha’s followers in time of need.