[70] 6. "Lofty is this gem-pillared mansion (vimāna),
twelve yojanas all around;
its seven hundred¹ peaked halls (kūṭāgāra) are magnificent,
with pillars of beryl (veḷuriya), beautifully spread, splendid.
You have attained divine power (deviddhi) and are of great majesty.
…
and your radiance (vaṇṇa) shines forth in all directions?"
That young deva (devaputta), gladdened,
questioned by Moggallāna,
…
of what deed (kamma) this is the fruit:
"When I was a human being among human beings,
having seen a bhikkhu thirsty and wearied,
I presented him with a single almsfood (bhikkhā);
I then furnished² him with the meal.
Because of that my complexion is such, …
and my radiance shines forth in all directions."
The Bhikkhādāyakavimāna (the Mansion of the Giver of Almsfood), the sixth.
¹ Yu. reads sattarasā, "seventeen." ² Yu. reads adāsiṃ, "I gave."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.