[71] 7.
"Lofty is this mansion (vimāna) with its pillars of gems …
and your complexion shines in all directions."
That young deva (devaputta), delighted, questioned by Moggallāna,
… of what deed this is the fruit:
"When I was a human being among humans,
I was a watchman of the barley.
I saw a bhikkhu free from dust,
serene and unclouded;
to him, confident, I gave a portion
with my own hands.
Having given a lump of kummāsa (barley porridge),
I rejoice in the Nandana Grove.
Because of that my complexion is such …
and my complexion shines in all directions."
The Yavapālaka Mansion, the seventh.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.