[909] The Blessed One said this: Bhikkhus, Sakka, lord of the devas (devānaminda), in the past, when he was a human being, was a youth (māṇava) named Magha; therefore he is called Maghavā. Bhikkhus, Sakka, lord of the devas, in the past, when he was a human being, gave gifts before others (pure); therefore he is called Purindada. Bhikkhus, Sakka, lord of the devas, in the past, when he was a human being, gave gifts respectfully (sakkaccaṃ); therefore he is called Sakka. Bhikkhus, Sakka, lord of the devas, in the past, when he was a human being, gave a dwelling place (āvasatha); therefore he is called Vāsava. Bhikkhus, Sakka, lord of the devas, thinks of even a thousand matters in a moment; therefore he is called Sahassakkha. Bhikkhus, the chief consort (pajāpatī) of Sakka, lord of the devas, is an asura maiden named Sujā; therefore he is called Sujampati. Bhikkhus, Sakka, lord of the devas, exercises supreme sovereignty and kingship over the Tāvatiṃsa devas;[1] therefore he is called 'lord of the devas' (devānaminda).
[1] Yu: kāresi ("exercised").
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.