[179] Then, Ānanda, it occurred to King Mahāsudassana: 'Of what deed of mine is this the fruit? Of what deed is it the result (vipāka), that I am now of such great power, of such great majesty?' Then, Ānanda, it occurred to King Mahāsudassana: 'This is the fruit of three kinds of deeds of mine, the result of three kinds of deeds, whereby I am now of such great power, of such great majesty — namely, of giving (dāna), of self-taming (dama), and of restraint (saṃyama).'
Then, Ānanda, King Mahāsudassana approached the peaked chamber Mahāviyūha; and having approached, standing at the door of the peaked chamber Mahāviyūha, he uttered this inspired utterance (udāna): 'Stop, thought of sensuality! Stop, thought of ill will! Stop, thought of cruelty! Thus far only, thought of sensuality! Thus far only, thought of ill will! Thus far only, thought of cruelty!'
Then, Ānanda, King Mahāsudassana, having entered the peaked chamber Mahāviyūha and seated himself upon the couch made of gold, secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unwholesome states, entered upon and dwelt in the first jhāna, which is accompanied by thought (vitakka) and examination (vicāra), with rapture (pīti) and happiness born of seclusion. With the subsiding of thought and examination, he entered upon and dwelt in the second jhāna, which has internal confidence and unification of mind (citta), is without thought and without examination, with rapture and happiness born of concentration (samādhi). With the fading away of rapture, he dwelt in equanimity (upekkhā), and, with mindfulness (sati) and clearly comprehending (sampajāno), he experienced happiness with the body; he entered upon and dwelt in the third jhāna, on account of which the noble ones declare: 'Equanimous and mindful, he dwells in happiness.' With the abandoning of pleasure and the abandoning of pain, and with the previous disappearance of joy and grief, he entered upon and dwelt in the fourth jhāna, which is neither painful nor pleasant and has purity of mindfulness due to equanimity.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.