[32] (2) And in the second case, owing to what, with reference to what, are those honorable ascetics and brahmins partial-eternalists and partial-non-eternalists, declaring the self (attā) and the world to be partly eternal and partly not eternal? Bhikkhus, there are gods named Khiḍḍāpadosikā ('corrupted by play'). They dwell for an excessive time given over to laughter, play, and the delight therein. As they dwell for an excessive time given over to laughter, play, and the delight therein, their mindfulness lapses; and through the lapse of mindfulness those gods pass away from that host. Now this is possible, bhikkhus, that a certain being, having passed away from that host, comes to this state of existence. Having come to this state, he goes forth from the household life into homelessness. Having gone forth from the household life into homelessness, by means of ardor, by means of striving, by means of application, by means of diligence, by means of right attention, he touches such a concentration of mind (cetosamādhi) that, with the mind (citta) thus concentrated, he recollects that former abode, but beyond that he recollects nothing. He says thus: 'Those honorable gods who are not corrupted by play do not dwell for an excessive time given over to laughter, play, and the delight therein. As they do not dwell for an excessive time given over to laughter, play, and the delight therein, their mindfulness does not lapse; and through the non-lapse of mindfulness those gods do not pass away from that host: they are permanent, stable, eternal, of a nature not to change, and will remain the same just so for all eternity. But we who were corrupted by play dwelt for an excessive time given over to laughter, play, and the delight therein. As we dwelt for an excessive time given over to laughter, play, and the delight therein, our mindfulness lapsed; and through the lapse of mindfulness we, thus, have passed away from that host: we are impermanent, unstable, short-lived, of a nature to pass away, and have come to this state.' This, bhikkhus, is the second ground, owing to which, with reference to which, some ascetics and brahmins, being partial-eternalists and partial-non-eternalists, declare the self and the world to be partly eternal and partly not eternal.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.