Atha vā tesaṃ sarīre devatā adhimuñcitvā tattha tattha nivesanāni māpetuṃ cittaṃ nāmanti. Tā catūsu koṇesu khāṇuke koṭṭetvā vatthumhi gahitamatte

Saddhakulānaṃ saddhā devatā tathā karonti, assaddhakulānaṃ assaddhā devatā. Kiṃkāraṇā? saddhānaṃ hi evaṃ hoti "idha manussā nivesanaṃ māpentā paṭhamaṃ bhikkhusaṃghaṃ nisīdāpetvā maṅgalaṃ vadāpessanti, atha mayaṃ sīlavantānaṃ dassanaṃ dhammakathaṃ pañhavissajjanaṃ anumodanaṃ sotuṃ labhissāma, manussā ca dānaṃ datvā amhākaṃ pattiṃ dassantī"ti. Assaddhadevatānampi "attano icchānurūpaṃ tesaṃ paṭipattiṃ passituṃ, kathañca sotuṃ labhissāmā"ti tathā karonti.

Tāvatiṃsehīti yathā hi ekasmiṃ kule ekaṃ paṇḍitamanussaṃ, ekasmiṃ ca vihāre ekaṃ bahussutaṃ bhikkhuṃ upādāya "asukakule manussā paṇḍitā, asukavihāre bhikkhū bahussutā"ti saddo abbhuggacchati, evameva sakkaṃ devarājānaṃ, vissukammañca devaputtaṃ upādāya "tāvatiṃsā paṇḍitā"ti saddo abbhuggato. Tenāha "tāvatiṃsehī"ti. Seyyathāpītiādinā devehi tāvatiṃsehi saddhiṃ mantetvā viya sunīdhavassakārā nagaraṃ māpentīti dasseti.

Yāvatā ānanda ariyaṃ āyatananti yattakaṃ ariyamanussānaṃ osaraṇaṭṭhānaṃ nāma atthi. Yāvatā vaṇippathoti yattakaṃ vāṇijānaṃ āhaṭabhaṇḍassa rāsivasena kayavikkayaṭṭhānaṃ nāma, vāṇijānaṃ vasanaṭṭhānaṃ vā atthi. Idaṃ agganagaranti tesaṃ ariyāyatanavaṇippathānaṃ idaṃ nagaraṃ aggaṃ bhavissati jeṭṭhakaṃ pāmokkhaṃ. Puṭabhedananti bhaṇḍapuṭabhedanaṭṭhānaṃ, bhaṇḍabhaṇḍikānaṃ mocanaṭṭhānanti vuttaṃ hoti. Sakalajambudīpe aladdhabhaṇḍampi hi idheva labhissanti, aññattha vikkayaṃ agacchantāpi idheva vikkayaṃ gacchissanti, tasmā idheva puṭaṃ bhindissantīti attho. Āyānampi hi catūsu dvāresu cattāri, sabhāyaṃ ekanti evaṃ divase divase pañcasatasahassāni tattha uṭṭhahissanti. Tāni sabhāvāni āyānīti dasseti.