Moggallana Bhante:
Devata, your beauty shines in all directions like the bright star named Osadhi.
What are the meritorious deeds you have done to gain this happiness?
Devata, the pure radiance of your body and limbs is stainless and shines in all directions.
What kind of meritorious action did you do when you were in the human world to have gained this beauty that shines in all directions, and to have earned all these wonderful things?
Narrator:
That devata, delighted at being questioned by Arahant Moggallana, gladly explained what she had done that resulted in such great happiness.
Devata:
In my previous life, I was a woman in the human world. One night, there was a certain area which was very dark. People desperately needed light there. I lighted that area with a lamp.
Now I know for certain, if someone provides lamps to light a dark area, that person is reborn in the heavenly mansion called Jotirasa. There are beautiful flowers there like white lotuses.
Because of this meritorious deed, I have been born as a very beautiful devata and enjoy all the wonderful things that delight my heart.
That is why the pure radiance of my body and limbs is stainless and shines in all directions.
Great Bhante, that is the meritorious action I did to have such a beautiful body that shines in all directions.
9. Dīpavimānavatthu
9. Dīpavimānavatthu
“Abhikkantena vaṇṇena, yā tvaṁ tiṭṭhasi devate; Obhāsentī disā sabbā, osadhī viya tārakā.
“Abhikkantena vaṇṇena, yā tvaṁ tiṭṭhasi devate; Obhāsentī disā sabbā, osadhī viya tārakā.
Kena tetādiso vaṇṇo, kena te idha mijjhati; Uppajjanti ca te bhogā, ye keci manaso piyā.
Kena tetādiso vaṇṇo, kena te idha mijjhati; Uppajjanti ca te bhogā, ye keci manaso piyā.
Kena tvaṁ vimalobhāsā, atirocasi devatā; *devatā → devate (bahūsu)Kena te sabbagattehi, sabbā obhāsate disā.
atirocasi devatā; *devatā → devate (bahūsu)
Kena tvaṁ vimalobhāsā, atirocasi devatā; *devatā → devate (bahūsu)Kena te sabbagattehi, sabbā obhāsate disā.
Pucchāmi taṁ devi mahānubhāve, Manussabhūtā kimakāsi puññaṁ; Kenāsi evaṁ jalitānubhāvā, Vaṇṇo ca te sabbadisā pabhāsatī”ti.
Pucchāmi taṁ devi mahānubhāve,
Manussabhūtā kimakāsi puññaṁ;
Kenāsi evaṁ jalitānubhāvā,
Vaṇṇo ca te sabbadisā pabhāsatī”ti.
Pucchāmi taṁ devi mahānubhāve, Manussabhūtā kimakāsi puññaṁ; Kenāsi evaṁ jalitānubhāvā, Vaṇṇo ca te sabbadisā pabhāsatī”ti.
Sā devatā attamanā, moggallānena pucchitā; Pañhaṁ puṭṭhā viyākāsi, yassa kammassidaṁ phalaṁ.
yassa kammassidaṁ phalaṁ.
Sā devatā attamanā, moggallānena pucchitā; Pañhaṁ puṭṭhā viyākāsi, yassa kammassidaṁ phalaṁ.
“Ahaṁ manussesu manussabhūtā, Purimāya jātiyā manussaloke; Tamandhakāramhi timīsikāyaṁ, Padīpakālamhi adāsi dīpaṁ. *adāsi dīpaṁ → adaṁ padīpaṁ (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1-2)
“Ahaṁ manussesu manussabhūtā,
Purimāya jātiyā manussaloke;
Tamandhakāramhi timīsikāyaṁ,
Padīpakālamhi adāsi dīpaṁ. *adāsi dīpaṁ → adaṁ padīpaṁ (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1-2)
“Ahaṁ manussesu manussabhūtā, Purimāya jātiyā manussaloke; Tamandhakāramhi timīsikāyaṁ, Padīpakālamhi adāsi dīpaṁ. *adāsi dīpaṁ → adaṁ padīpaṁ (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1-2)
Yo andhakāramhi timīsikāyaṁ, Padīpakālamhi dadāti dīpaṁ; Upapajjati jotirasaṁ vimānaṁ, Pahūtamalyaṁ bahupuṇḍarīkaṁ.
Yo andhakāramhi timīsikāyaṁ,
Padīpakālamhi dadāti dīpaṁ;
Upapajjati jotirasaṁ vimānaṁ,
Pahūtamalyaṁ bahupuṇḍarīkaṁ.
Yo andhakāramhi timīsikāyaṁ, Padīpakālamhi dadāti dīpaṁ; Upapajjati jotirasaṁ vimānaṁ, Pahūtamalyaṁ bahupuṇḍarīkaṁ.
Tena metādiso vaṇṇo, tena me idha mijjhati; Uppajjanti ca me bhogā, ye keci manaso piyā.
Tena metādiso vaṇṇo, tena me idha mijjhati; Uppajjanti ca me bhogā, ye keci manaso piyā.
Tenāhaṁ vimalobhāsā, atirocāmi devatā; Tena me sabbagattehi, sabbā obhāsate disā.
Tenāhaṁ vimalobhāsā, atirocāmi devatā; Tena me sabbagattehi, sabbā obhāsate disā.
Akkhāmi te bhikkhu mahānubhāva, Manussabhūtā yamakāsi puññaṁ; Tenamhi evaṁ jalitānubhāvā, Vaṇṇo ca me sabbadisā pabhāsatī”ti.
Akkhāmi te bhikkhu mahānubhāva,
Manussabhūtā yamakāsi puññaṁ;
Tenamhi evaṁ jalitānubhāvā,
Vaṇṇo ca me sabbadisā pabhāsatī”ti.
Akkhāmi te bhikkhu mahānubhāva, Manussabhūtā yamakāsi puññaṁ; Tenamhi evaṁ jalitānubhāvā, Vaṇṇo ca me sabbadisā pabhāsatī”ti.
Dīpavimānaṁ navamaṁ. *Dīpavimānaṁ → padīpavimānaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed)
Dīpavimānaṁ navamaṁ. *Dīpavimānaṁ → padīpavimānaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed)
Dīpavimānaṁ navamaṁ. *Dīpavimānaṁ → padīpavimānaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed)