9. Āṭānāṭiyasutta

paṭhamabhāṇavāravaṇṇanā

[275] Evamme sutanti āṭānāṭiyasuttaṃ. Tatrāyaṃ anupubbapadavaṇṇanā:-

catuddisaṃ rakkhaṃ ṭhapetvāti asurasenāya nivāraṇatthaṃ sakkassa devānamindassa catūsu disāsu ārakkhaṃ ṭhapetvā. Gumbaṃ ṭhapetvāti balagumbaṃ ṭhapetvā. Ovaraṇaṃ ṭhapetvāti catūsu disāsu ārakkhike ṭhapetvā. Evaṃ sakkassa devarājassa ārakkhaṃ susaṃvihitaṃ katvā āṭānāṭānagare nisinnā satta buddhe ārabbha imaṃ parittaṃ bandhitvā "ye satthu dhammaāṇaṃ amhākañca rājaāṇaṃ na suṇanti, tesaṃ idañcidañca karissāmā"ti sāvanaṃ katvā attanopi catūsu disāsu mahatiyā ca yakkhasenāyāti ādīhi catūhi senāhi ārakkhaṃ saṃvidahitvā abhikkantāya rattiyā .pe. Ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu.