[1587] Setting at Sāvatthī. Bhikkhus, there are these four deva-tracks (devapada) of the devas, for the purification of beings who are unpurified, for the cleansing of beings who are uncleansed. What four? Here, bhikkhus, a noble disciple possesses confirmed confidence (aveccappasāda) in the Buddha thus: "That Blessed One is … the Teacher of devas and humans, the Buddha, the Blessed One." This is the first deva-track of the devas, for the purification of beings who are unpurified, for the cleansing of beings who are uncleansed.
Again, bhikkhus, a noble disciple … in the Dhamma … in the Saṅgha …. He possesses the virtues dear to the noble ones—unbroken … conducive to concentration (samādhi). This is the fourth deva-track of the devas, for the purification of beings who are unpurified, for the cleansing of beings who are uncleansed.
These, bhikkhus, are the four deva-tracks of the devas, for the purification of beings who are unpurified, for the cleansing of beings who are uncleansed.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.