[156] "Bhikkhus, even so, when a Tathāgata arises in the world — an Arahant, a Perfectly Enlightened One, accomplished in true knowledge and conduct, a Fortunate One, knower of the world, unsurpassed trainer of persons to be tamed, teacher of devas and humans, an Enlightened One, a Blessed One — he teaches the Dhamma thus: 'Such is form (rūpa), such is the origin of form, such is the passing away of form; such is feeling (vedanā) … ; such is perception … ; such are volitional formations … ; such is consciousness, such is the origin of consciousness, such is the passing away of consciousness.'
Bhikkhus, even those devas who are long-lived, beautiful, abounding in happiness, long established in lofty mansions — even they, having heard the Tathāgata's teaching of the Dhamma, for the most part fall into fear, a sense of urgency (saṃvega), and terror: 'It seems, sirs, that though we are impermanent, we conceived ourselves to be permanent; though we are unstable, we conceived ourselves to be stable; though we are non-eternal, we conceived ourselves to be eternal. It seems, sirs, that we too are impermanent, unstable, non-eternal, included within identity (sakkāya).' So great in power, bhikkhus, is the Tathāgata over the world with its devas, so great in majesty, so great in might."
This is what the Blessed One said. Having said this, the Fortunate One, the Teacher, further said this:
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.