[428] "When the mind (citta) was thus concentrated (samādhi), purified, bright, unblemished, rid of defilements, malleable, wieldy, steady, and attained to imperturbability, I directed the mind toward the knowledge (ñāṇa) of the passing away and reappearance of beings. With the divine eye, purified and surpassing the human, I saw beings passing away and reappearing—inferior and superior, fair and ugly, fortunate and unfortunate—and I understood how beings fare according to their actions (kamma) … This, Aggivessana, was the second true knowledge (vijjā) attained by me in the middle watch of the night. Ignorance (avijjā) was dispelled and true knowledge arose; darkness was dispelled and light arose, as happens for one who dwells diligent, ardent (ātāpī), and resolute. But even such pleasant feeling (vedanā), Aggivessana, when it arose, did not remain overwhelming my mind."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.