Pārichattakavimāna

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Vimānavatthu · Petavatthu · Theragāthā · Therīgāthā · Vol. 26 · Section 38

[38] 10. "At the pāricchattaka, the koviḷāra tree, delightful and charming, weaving a divine garland, singing, you rejoice. As you dance, from each and every limb of yours divine sounds stream forth, lovely to hear, ravishing the mind. As you dance, from each and every limb of yours divine fragrances waft, pure-scented, ravishing the mind. As you turn about with your body, the ornaments in your braided hair give out a chiming that is heard like the music of a fivefold ensemble (pañcaṅgika turiya). Your crest-wreaths, tossed by the wind, set trembling by the breeze — their chiming is heard like the music of a fivefold ensemble. And the garland upon your head, pure-scented, ravishing the mind — its fragrance wafts to all the quarters, like the mañjūsaka tree. You breathe in that pure fragrance; you behold a form that is not of humankind. O devatā, being asked, declare: of what deed (kamma) is this the fruit (phala)?" (Thus [he asked].) "Radiant, gleaming with rays, endowed with colour and fragrance — a garland of asoka blossoms I presented to the Buddha. Having done that wholesome (kusala) deed, praised by the Buddha, with sorrow departed, happy, and free from affliction, I rejoice." The Pāricchattaka Mansion (vimāna), the tenth. Summary (uddāna): Uḷāra, Ucchu, Pallaṅka, Latā, and with Guttila, Daddalla, Sesavatī, Mallī, Visālakkhi, Pāricchattaka — by these this chapter is named. The Pāricchattaka Chapter, the third. _________________ The Fourth Chapter: the Mañjiṭṭhaka Chapter (Mañjiṭṭhakavagga)

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.