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"Just as the Cittalatā Grove shines,
best of parks, the supreme one of the Thirty gods (tidasa),
in that very likeness this mansion (vimāna) of yours
stands shining in the sky.
You have attained divine power (deviddhi) and are of great majesty;
when you were a human being, what merit (puñña) did you make?
By what is your majesty thus ablaze,
and does your radiance (vaṇṇa) shine in all directions?"
That deva (devaputta), glad at heart, questioned by Moggallāna, … of what deed (kamma) this is the fruit:
"When I was a human being among humans,
I was poor, without protector, wretched; I was a hired laborer.
I supported my aged mother and father,
and the virtuous were dear to me;
with a mind (citta) full of confidence, respectfully,
I gave food and drink as an abundant gift (dāna).
Because of that my radiance is such …
and my radiance shines in all directions."
The Cittalatā Mansion, the first.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.