[332] When his mind (citta) is thus concentrated (samādhi), … and attained to imperturbability, he directs and inclines the mind toward the divine ear element (dibbā sotadhātu). With the divine ear element, purified and surpassing the human, he hears both kinds of sounds, divine and human, those that are far as well as near.
Suppose, young man, a man traveling along a highway were to hear the sound of a drum (bherī), the sound of a clay drum (mudiṅga), the sound of a conch (saṅkha), the sound of a small hand-drum (paṇava), and the sound of a tom-tom (deṇḍima). He would think: 'That is the sound of a drum; that is the sound of a clay drum; that is the sound of a conch; that is the sound of a small hand-drum; that is the sound of a tom-tom.' Even so, young man, a bhikkhu … . In that, young man, a bhikkhu, when his mind is thus concentrated, … attained to imperturbability, hears with the divine ear element, purified and surpassing the human, both kinds of sounds, divine and human, those that are far as well as near — this too pertains to his wisdom.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.