[330] Now at that time the Venerable Gavampati would frequently go to the empty Serīsaka mansion (vimāna) for his daytime abiding. Then the deity Pāyāsi (devaputta) approached the Venerable Gavampati; having approached and paid homage to the Venerable Gavampati, he stood to one side. As the deity Pāyāsi stood to one side, the Venerable Gavampati said this to him: "Who are you, friend?"
"Venerable sir, I am the chieftain Pāyāsi (rājañña)."
"Friend, did you not hold this view: 'Thus, there is no other world; there are no beings spontaneously reborn; there is no fruit or result of deeds well done or ill done'?"
"It is true, venerable sir, I held this view: 'Thus, there is no other world; there are no beings spontaneously reborn; there is no fruit or result of deeds well done or ill done.' But the noble Kumārakassapa extricated me from that evil view."
"But, friend, the young brahmin named Uttara, who was in charge of your giving (dāna) — where has he been reborn?"
"Venerable sir, the young brahmin named Uttara, who was in charge of my giving, having given the gift respectfully, having given the gift with his own hands, having given the gift with esteem, having given the gift not as something discarded — upon the breaking up of the body, after death, was reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world, in the company of the gods of the Thirty-three (Tāvatiṃsa). But I, venerable sir, having given the gift without respect, having given the gift not with my own hands, having given the gift without esteem, having given the gift as something discarded — upon the breaking up of the body, after death, was reborn in the company of the gods of the Four Great Kings (Cātummahārājika), in the empty Serīsaka mansion. Therefore, venerable Gavampati, when you have gone to the human world, announce it thus: 'Give gifts respectfully, give gifts with your own hands, give gifts with esteem, give gifts not as something discarded. The chieftain Pāyāsi, having given gifts without respect, having given gifts not with his own hands, having given gifts without esteem, having given gifts as something discarded — upon the breaking up of the body, after death, was reborn in the company of the gods of the Four Great Kings, in the empty Serīsaka mansion; but the young brahmin named Uttara, who was in charge of his giving, having given gifts respectfully, having given gifts with his own hands, having given gifts with esteem, having given gifts not as something discarded — upon the breaking up of the body, after death, was reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world, in the company of the gods of the Thirty-three.'"
Then the Venerable Gavampati, having come to the human world, announced it thus: "Give gifts respectfully, give gifts with your own hands, give gifts with esteem, give gifts not as something discarded. The chieftain Pāyāsi, having given gifts without respect, having given gifts not with his own hands, having given gifts without esteem, having given gifts as something discarded — upon the breaking up of the body, after death, was reborn in the company of the gods of the Four Great Kings, in the empty Serīsaka mansion; but the young brahmin named Uttara, who was in charge of his giving, having given gifts respectfully, having given gifts with his own hands, having given gifts with esteem, having given gifts not as something discarded — upon the breaking up of the body, after death, was reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world, in the company of the gods of the Thirty-three."
The Pāyāsirājañña Sutta, the tenth, is finished.
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Its summary (uddāna):
The (Mahā)padāna and the (Mahā)nidāna, the (Mahāpari)nibbāna and the Sudassana,
Janavasabha and Govinda, the (Mahā)samaya and the Sakkapañha,
Satipaṭṭhāna and Pāyāsi — this is called the Mahāvagga.
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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.