Maṅgalasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Khuddakapāṭha · Dhammapada · Udāna · Itivuttaka · Suttanipāta · Vol. 25 · Section 317

[317] 4. Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in the Jetavana, Anāthapiṇḍika's Park. Then, when the night had advanced, a certain deity (devatā) of surpassing beauty, illuminating the entire Jetavana, approached the Blessed One. Having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, the deity stood to one side. Standing to one side, that deity addressed the Blessed One in verse:

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

This passage also appears in 3 other places

Vol. 25 · Section 303 — Parābhavasutta
Vol. 25 · Section 5 — Maṅgalasutta
Vol. 25 · Section 332 — Dhammikasutta