เทวปทสูตร ที่ ๒
[1588] Cattārīmāni bhikkhave devānaṃ devapadāni avisuddhānaṃ sattānaṃ visuddhiyā apariyodātānaṃ sattānaṃ pariyodapanāya . Katamāni cattāri . idha bhikkhave ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti itipi so bhagavā .pe. satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavāti . so iti paṭisañcikkhati kiṃ nu kho devānaṃ devapadanti . So evaṃ pajānāti abyāpajjhaparame khvāhaṃ etarahi deve suṇāmi na kho panāhaṃ kañci byābādhemi tasaṃ vā thāvaraṃ vā addhāhaṃ devapadadhammasamannāgato viharāmīti . idaṃ paṭhamaṃ devānaṃ devapadaṃ avisuddhānaṃ sattānaṃ visuddhiyā apariyodātānaṃ sattānaṃ pariyodapanāya . puna caparaṃ bhikkhave ariyasāvako dhamme saṅghe . Ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akkhaṇḍehi .pe. Samādhisaṃvattanikehi . so iti paṭisañcikkhati kiṃ nu kho devānaṃ devapadanti . so evaṃ pajānāti abyāpajjhaparame khvāhaṃ etarahi Deve suṇāmi na kho panāhaṃ kañci byābādhemi tasaṃ vā thāvaraṃ vā addhāhaṃ devapadadhammasamannāgato viharāmīti . idaṃ catutthaṃ devānaṃ devapadaṃ avisuddhānaṃ sattānaṃ visuddhiyā apariyodātānaṃ sattānaṃ pariyodapanāya . imāni kho bhikkhave cattāri devānaṃ devapadāni avisuddhānaṃ sattānaṃ visuddhiyā apariyodātānaṃ sattānaṃ pariyodapanāyāti.