6. Devat±nussatikath±

162. Devat±nussati½ bh±vetuk±mena pana ariyamaggavasena samud±gatehi saddh±d²hi guºehi samann±gatena bhavitabba½. Tato rahogatena paµisall²nena “santi dev± c±tumah±r±jik±, santi dev± t±vati½s±, y±m±, tusit±, nimm±naratino, paranimmitavasavattino, santi dev± brahmak±yik±, santi dev± tatuttari, yath±r³p±ya saddh±ya samann±gat± t± devat± ito cut± tattha upapann±, mayhampi tath±r³p± saddh± sa½vijjati. Yath±r³pena s²lena. Yath±r³pena sutena. Yath±r³pena c±gena. Yath±r³p±ya paññ±ya samann±gat± t± devat± ito cut± tattha upapann±, mayhampi tath±r³p± paññ± sa½vijjat²”ti (a. ni. 6.10) eva½ devat± sakkhiµµh±ne µhapetv± attano saddh±diguº± anussaritabb±.

Sutte pana yasmi½ mah±n±ma samaye ariyas±vako attano ca t±sañca devat±na½ saddhañca s²lañca sutañca c±gañca paññañca anussarati, nevassa tasmi½ samaye r±gapariyuµµhita½ citta½ hot²ti vutta½. Kiñc±pi vutta½, atha kho ta½ sakkhiµµh±ne µhapetabbadevat±na½ attano saddh±d²hi sam±naguºad²panattha½ vuttanti veditabba½. Aµµhakath±yañhi devat± sakkhiµµh±ne µhapetv± attano guºe anussarat²ti da¼ha½ katv± vutta½.

163. Tasm± pubbabh±ge devat±na½ guºe anussaritv± aparabh±ge attano sa½vijjam±ne saddh±diguºe anussarato cassa neva tasmi½ samaye r±gapariyuµµhita½ citta½ hoti. Na dosa…pe… na mohapariyuµµhita½ citta½ hoti, ujugatamevassa tasmi½ samaye citta½ hoti devat± ±rabbh±ti (a. ni. 6.10) purimanayeneva vikkhambhitan²varaºassa ekakkhaºe jh±naªg±ni uppajjanti. Saddh±diguº±na½ pana gambh²rat±ya n±nappak±raguº±nussaraº±dhimuttat±ya v± appana½ appatv± upac±rappattameva jh±na½ hoti. Tadeta½ devat±na½ guºasadisasaddh±diguº±nussaraºavasena devat±nussaticceva saªkha½ gacchati.

Imañca pana devat±nussati½ anuyutto bhikkhu devat±na½ piyo hoti man±po, bhiyyoso matt±ya saddh±divepulla½ adhigacchati, p²tip±mojjabahulo viharati. Uttari appaµivijjhanto pana sugatipar±yano hoti.

Tasm± have appam±da½, kayir±tha sumedhaso;
eva½ mah±nubh±v±ya, devat±nussatiy± sad±ti.

Ida½ devat±nussatiya½ vitth±rakath±mukha½.