[76] 2. "Just as the Cittalatā Grove¹ shines,
the best of parks, the supreme garden of the Thirty Gods (tidasa),
in that very likeness this mansion (vimāna) of yours
stands in the sky, shining forth.
You have attained divine power (deviddhi) and are of great might:
when you existed as a human being, what merit (puñña) did you make?
Owing to what is your might so blazing,
and your radiance (vaṇṇa) shines in all directions?"
That deity (devaputta), delighted, when questioned by Moggallāna … of what deed this is the fruit:
"When I existed as a human being among humans,
I was poor, without protector, wretched — a laborer;
I supported my aged mother and father,
and the virtuous were dear to me;
and, with a mind full of confidence, I respectfully gave
an abundant gift (dāna) of food and drink.
Because of that my radiance is such …
and my radiance shines in all directions."
The Nandana Mansion (Nandanavimāna), the second.
¹ [Footnote in source:] Yu (European edition): nandanaṃ ("the Nandana Grove").
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.