[211] Tena sudaṃ bhante devā tāvatiṃsā bhiyyoso mattāya attamanā honti pamuditā pītisomanassajātā dibbā vata bho Kāyā paripūrenti hāyanti asurakāyāti. {211.1} Atha bhante sakko devānamindo devānaṃ tāvatiṃsānaṃ sampasādaṃ viditvā deve tāvatiṃse āmantesi iccheyyātha no tumhe mārisā tassa bhagavato aṭṭha yathābhucce vaṇṇe sotunti. Icchāma mayaṃ mārisā tassa bhagavato aṭṭha yathābhucce vaṇṇe sotunti. Atha bhante sakko devānamindo devānaṃ tāvatiṃsānaṃ bhagavato aṭṭha yathābhucce vaṇṇe payirudāhāsi taṃ kiṃ maññanti bhonto devā tāvatiṃsā yāvañceso bhagavā bahujanahitāya paṭipanno bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṃ . evaṃ bahujanahitāya paṭipannaṃ bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {211.2} Svākkhāto kho pana tassa bhagavato dhammo sandiṭṭhiko akāliko ehipassiko opanayiko paccattaṃ veditabbo viññūhi . evaṃ opanayikassa dhammassa desetāraṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {211.3} Idaṃ kusalanti kho pana tena bhagavatā supaññattaṃ idaṃ akusalanti supaññattaṃ . idaṃ sāvajjaṃ . idaṃ anavajjaṃ . idaṃ sevitabbaṃ . idaṃ na sevitabbaṃ . idaṃ hīnaṃ . idaṃ paṇītaṃ idaṃ kaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāganti supaññattaṃ . evaṃ kusalākusalasā- vajjānavajjasevitabbāsevitabbahīnappaṇītakaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāgānaṃ Dhammānaṃ paññapetāraṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {211.4} Supaññattā kho pana tena bhagavatā sāvakānaṃ nibbānagāminī paṭipadā saṃsandati nibbānañca paṭipadā ca . Seyyathāpi nāma gaṅgodakaṃ yamunodakena saṃsandati sameti evameva supaññattā tena bhagavatā sāvakānaṃ nibbānagāminī paṭipadā saṃsandati nibbānañca paṭipadā ca . evaṃ nibbānagāminiyā paṭipadāya paññapetāraṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {211.5} Laddhasahāyo kho pana so bhagavā sekhānañceva paṭipadānaṃ khīṇāsavānañca vusitavataṃ tena bhagavā apanujja ekārāmataṃ anuyutto viharati . evaṃ ekārāmataṃ anuyuttaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {211.6} Abhinipphanno kho pana tassa bhagavato lābho abhinipphanno siloko yāva maññe khattiyā sampiyāyamānarūpā viharanti vigatamado kho pana so bhagavā āhāraṃ āhāreti. Evaṃ vigatamadaṃ āhāraṃ āhāriyamānaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {211.7} Yathāvādī kho pana so bhagavā tathākārī yathākārī tathāvādī iti yathāvādī tathākārī Yathākārī tathāvādī . evaṃ dhammānudhammapaṭipannaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {211.8} Tiṇṇavicikiccho kho pana so bhagavā vigatakathaṃkatho pariyositasaṅkappo ajjhāsayaṃ ādibrahmacariyaṃ . evaṃ tiṇṇavicikicchaṃ vigatakathaṃkathaṃ pariyositasaṅkappaṃ ajjhāsayaṃ ādibrahmacariyaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatāti . ime kho bhante sakko devānamindo devānaṃ tāvatiṃsānaṃ bhagavato aṭṭha yathābhucce vaṇṇe payirudāhāsi.