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I drink no intoxicants nor do I speak falsely, and with my own wife I am content. As the thousand-rayed sun, greatly radiant, illuminates the sky in all directions in succession; So is this great chariot of yours, extending seven leagues all around. Covered all around with golden plates, adorned with pearls and gems on its breast; Lines of gold and silver, beautifully crafted from lapis lazuli, shine. This head is made of lapis lazuli, this yoke is adorned with red gems; Harnessed with gold and silver, these mind-swift horses shine. You stand established in a golden chariot, like the king of devas, drawn by a thousand; I ask you... O wise one, free from defilements, how was this splendor obtained by you? 1011. “Sujāta by name, O venerable sir, I was a prince before. And you, out of compassion for me, established me in self-restraint. 1012. “And knowing my life was exhausted, you gave me the Teacher's relics, saying: ‘Sujāta, worship this, that will be for your benefit.’ 1013. “So I, with perfumes and garlands, having worshipped, was diligent. Having abandoned the human body, I was reborn in Nandana. 1014. “And in the delightful Nandana grove, filled with various flocks of birds; I rejoice with dances and songs, surrounded by celestial nymphs.” The Thirteenth, the Minor Chariot Mansion. 14. The Story of the Major Chariot Mansion 1015. “A beautiful vehicle drawn by a thousand horses, having mounted this chariot of varied splendor; Approaching the garden ground, like Purindada, the lord of beings, Vāsava. 1016. “Both your golden chariot-poles, are exceedingly well-joined with their parts and shoulders. Adorned with beautiful clusters, perfected by a hero, it shines like the moon on the fifteenth day. 1017. “This chariot is covered with golden nets, adorned with many various jewels. And Sunandighosa, and Subhassara, shine with their arms holding whisks. 1018. “And these hubs, created by mind, adorn the space between the chariot's feet. And these hubs are adorned with a hundred lines, shining like a hundred flashes of lightning. 1019. “This chariot is covered with many designs, and its wide felloe has a thousand spokes. Their sound is heard, a beautiful melody, like a five-part orchestra being played. 1020. “On the head, a jewel-moon-like ornament, always pure, radiant, shining; Adorned with golden streaks, like streaks of lapis lazuli, it shines exceedingly. 1021. “And these reins, jewel-moon-like, like climbing creepers, swift, like Brahmā. Great, mighty, strong, very swift, they move just as your mind knows. 1022. “And all these, united in four, move just as your mind knows; Carrying evenly, gentle, not wild, delighting, the best of horses. 1023. “They shake, they prance, they fall in the air, shaking off the beautiful ornaments; Their sound is heard, a beautiful melody, like a five-part orchestra being played. 1024. “The sound of the chariot and its ornaments, the sound of hooves and their striking; A beautiful, harmonious sound is heard, like varied Gandhabba music. 1025. “Standing in the chariot, those deer-eyed ones, with long eyelashes, smiling, sweet-voiced; With bodies covered by lapis lazuli nets, honored by gods and the foremost Gandhabba heroes. 1026. “They, in red-red garments and yellow robes, with wide eyes, with very red eyes; Well-born in family, with beautiful bodies, with pure smiles, standing in the chariot, with joined palms, attending. 1027. “They, wearing conch bracelets, in beautiful robes, with slender waists, with thighs arisen. With rounded fingers, fair-faced, pleasing to see, standing in the chariot, with joined palms, attending. 1028. Other beautiful braids, with lovely mixed hair, evenly divided and shining; They are devoted to you, delighting in your mind, standing in the chariot, with joined palms, attending. 1029. With garlands, adorned with lotus and water-lily petals, perfumed with sandalwood essence; They are devoted to you, delighting in your mind, standing in the chariot, with joined palms, attending. 1030. Those garlanded ones, adorned with lotus and water-lily petals, perfumed with sandalwood essence; They are devoted to you, delighting in your mind, standing in the chariot, with joined palms, attending. 1031. The ornaments on your neck, on your hands, on your feet, and on your head, Illuminating all ten directions, like the sun rising in autumn. 1032. Shaken by the force of the wind, the garlands and ornaments on their arms, Emit a charming, pure, auspicious sound, a sound to be heard by all the wise. 1033. Standing in the pleasure garden, on both sides, the chariots, elephants, musical instruments, and voices, Delight you, O king of gods, like lutes with lotus-petal arms. 1034. Among these many sweet-sounding lutes, which are delightful, a joy stirred in the heart, When they are played, the nymphs, skilled in dancing, flutter like bees among lotuses. 1035. When the songs and the music, and these dances come together; Then Here they dance, and there the nymphs, shining, the excellent women on both sides. 1036. "You rejoice, awakened by the sound of music, being glorified like the wielder of the thunderbolt; Among these many melodious lutes, the joy that arises in your heart. 1037. "What deed did you do yourself before, when you were a human in a former birth? What Uposatha did you observe, what practice of Dhamma did you delight in? 1038. "This is not the result of a small deed, nor of a formerly well-observed Uposatha; This great power and might of yours, that you delight the assembly of gods so much. 1039. "Is this the fruit of your giving, or of your virtue? Or of your act of reverence? Tell me that, as I ask you." 1040. That deva's son, delighted, questioned by Moggallāna, Answered the question asked, of what deed this was the fruit. 1041. "The Buddha, conqueror of senses, of immeasurable going, the supreme man, Kassapa, the foremost person, Opening the door to the deathless, the god of gods, marked by a hundred merits. 1042. "I saw him, like an elephant crossing a flood, resembling a golden mountain peak; Having seen him, I quickly became pure-minded, having seen that banner of good speech. 1043. "Food and drink, and also robes, pure, exquisite, endowed with flavor; I offered them in my own dwelling, he accepted them..." whose mind is unattached. 1044. With food and drink and also with robes, with hard food, soft food, and savories; Having satisfied the best of two-footed beings, I shall delight in the divine city, gone to heaven. 1045. By this means, this unhindered sacrifice, having performed the threefold pure (sacrifice). Having abandoned this human body, like Indra, I shall delight in the divine city. 1046. Life and beauty and happiness and strength, desiring excellent forms, the sage; Much well-prepared food and drink, should be established in one whose mind is unattached. 1047. Neither in this world nor in the other, is there one superior or equal to the Buddha; He is worthy of offerings, having received the highest offering, for those seeking merit, desiring abundant fruits. The Mahāratha Vimāna, the fourteenth. The Mahāratha Chapter, the fifth, is finished. Its summary – Frog, Revatī, Umbrella, Crab, Doorkeeper; Two Duties, Two Needles, Three Nāgas, and Two Chariots; This is called the first chapter of men. The third Recitation Section is finished. 6. The Pāyāsi Chapter 1. The Story of the First Householder's Mansion 1048. Just as the Cittalatā forest shines brightly, the best of gardens, supreme among the thirty-three (devas); So likewise, this mansion of yours, stands illuminating the sky. 1049. You have attained divine power, of great might, human When a human, what good deed did you do? By what are you thus shining with power, and your complexion shines in all directions? That deva-son, delighted, questioned by Moggallāna; being asked the question, he explained, of what deed this was the fruit. "My wife and I, in the human world, lived in a house like a water-stall; food and drink, with joyful hearts, respectfully, we gave abundant gifts. "Therefore, such is my complexion... and my complexion shines in all directions." The First Householder's Mansion, the first. 2. The Story of the Second Householder's Mansion "Just as the Cittalata forest shines, the foremost park, supreme among the gods; so too, your mansion, stands shining in the sky. You have attained divine power, great might, when a human, what good deed did you do? By what are you thus shining with power, and your complexion shines in all directions? That deva-son, delighted... of what deed this was the fruit. "My wife and I, in the human world, lived in a house like a water-stall; food and drink, with joyful hearts, respectfully, we gave abundant gifts. "Therefore, such is my complexion... and my complexion shines in all directions." The Second Householder's Mansion, the second. 3. The Story of the Fruit-Giver's Mansion "This high mansion with jeweled pillars, sixteen leagues all around; seven hundred splendid pinnacled houses, with beryl pillars, beautifully adorned with gold. Therein You eat, you drink, you feast, and divine lutes sound sweetly; Sixty-four skilled, beautiful forms, and noble divine maidens, moving among the gods; They dance, they sing, they delight. "You have attained divine power, great in might, what merit did you do as a human being? By what are you thus blazing with power, and your radiance shines in all directions?" That deva, delighted... (etc.)... the fruit of which deed this is. "One who gives fruit obtains abundant fruit, giving with a mind serene towards the upright; Indeed, he rejoices, gone to heaven among the gods, and experiences abundant fruit of merit." "To you alone, Great Sage, I gave four fruits." "Therefore, it is indeed proper to give fruit, always by a human desiring happiness; Or by one longing for divine joys,