[56] 6. "Lofty is this mansion (vimāna) with its pillars of gems,
twelve yojanas all around,
#1 M. (Burmese ed.): anantaraṃ.
…
and your complexion (vaṇṇa) shines in every direction?"
That deity (devaputta), delighted at being questioned by Moggallāna,
… of what deed this is the fruit:
"Merits (puñña) should be done by the wise one who understands,
toward the Buddhas who have fared rightly, where what is given bears great fruit.
Truly for my benefit did the Buddha come from the forest to the village!
Having made my mind (citta) confident there, I reached Tāvatiṃsa.
Because of that my complexion is such, …
and my complexion shines in every direction." (2)
The Karaṇīyavimāna, the sixth.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.