[54] 4. "Lofty is this mansion (vimāna) with its pillars of gems,
twelve yojanas all around;
seven hundred magnificent peaked halls are here,
with pillars of beryl, spread with lovely coverings, splendid.
There you abide, you drink and you eat,
and divine lutes (vīṇā) sound forth sweetly;
here are the five strands of sensual pleasure (kāmaguṇa), divine in savor,
and women decked in gold are dancing.
By what is such beauty (vaṇṇa) yours? By what does this prosper for you here?
And by what arise for you whatever enjoyments are dear to the mind?
I ask you, deva of great power:
when you were a human being, what merit (puñña) did you do?
By what are you of such blazing majesty,
and your beauty shines forth in every direction?"
That young deva (devaputta), gladdened at being questioned by Moggallāna,
when the question was put, explained of what deed (kamma) this is the fruit:
"A crab stands at the door, causing remembrance to arise;
fashioned of gold, the ten-footed one gleams.
By that is such beauty mine; by that does this prosper for me here;
and by that arise for me whatever enjoyments are dear to the mind.
By that am I of such blazing majesty,
and my beauty shines forth in every direction."
The Kakkaṭarasadāyakavimāna — the Mansion of the Giver of Crab Broth — the fourth, is ended.
The other five mansions should be elaborated in the same way as the Kakkaṭavimāna (the Crab Mansion).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.