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Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Khuddakapāṭha · Dhammapada · Udāna · Itivuttaka · Suttanipāta · Vol. 25 · Section 5

[5] Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in the Jeta Grove, in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park. Then, when the night was far advanced, a certain deity (devatā) of surpassing beauty, illuminating the entire Jeta Grove, 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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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