10. Paṭhamanāgavimānavatthu

961.

‘‘Susukkakhandhaṃ abhiruyha nāgaṃ, akācinaṃ dantiṃ baliṃ mahājavaṃ;

Abhiruyha gajavaraṃ ² sukappitaṃ, idhāgamā vehāyasaṃ antalikkhe.

962.

‘‘Nāgassa dantesu duvesu nimmitā, acchodakā paduminiyo suphullā;

Padumesu ca turiyagaṇā pavajjare, imā ca naccanti manoharāyo.

963.

‘‘Deviddhipattosi mahānubhāvo, manussabhūto kimakāsi puññaṃ;

Kenāsi evaṃ jalitānubhāvo, vaṇṇo ca te sabbadisā pabhāsatī’’ti.

964.

So devaputto attamano, moggallānena pucchito;

Pañhaṃ puṭṭho viyākāsi, yassa kammassidaṃ phalaṃ.

965.

‘‘Aṭṭheva muttapupphāni, kassapassa mahesino ⁴;

Thūpasmiṃ abhiropesiṃ, pasanno sehi pāṇibhi.

966.

‘‘Tena metādiso vaṇṇo…pe…vaṇṇo ca me sabbadisā pabhāsatī’’ti.

Paṭhamanāgavimānaṃ dasamaṃ.