[773] Ekaṃ samayaṃ āyasmā anuruddho kosalesu viharati aññatarasmiṃ vanasaṇḍe.

[774] Atha kho aññatarā tāvatiṃsakāyikā devatā jālinī nāma āyasmato anuruddhassa purāṇadutiyikā yenāyasmā anuruddho tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ anuruddhaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi tattha cittaṃ paṇidhehi yattha te vusitaṃ pure tāvatiṃsesu devesu sabbakāmasamiddhisu purakkhato parivuto devagaṇehi sobhasīti.

[775] Duggatā devakaññāyo sakkāyasmiṃ patiṭṭhitā te cāpi duggatā sattā devakaññāhi patthitāti.

[776] Na te sukhaṃ pajānanti ye na passanti nandanaṃ āvāsaṃ naradevānaṃ tidasānaṃ yasassinanti.