[1008] "This vimāna (celestial mansion) of yours is impermanent, yet it stands as though it were permanent;
power (iddhi), splendor, strength and energy (vīriya), and [this] arising [in the nāga realm] have all accrued to you.
I ask you this matter, O nāga king:
how indeed was this vimāna obtained by you?
Was it obtained by chance, or did it arise for you through the change [of the seasons]?
Was it made by yourself, or was it given by the devas?
Declare this matter to me, O nāga king,
just how this vimāna was obtained by you."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.