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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 3 Ch. 2
Q. 49. Bhante! Do these Vaimānika gods possess enough small gems ?
A. 49. Yes, they do.
Q.50. And how do they react ?
A. 50. Thereafter they cause them physical pain. (The Vaimänika gods beat them for stealing their gems.)
प्रश्न ५१ - पभू णं भंते ! असुरकुमारा देवा तत्थ गया चैव समाणा ताहि अच्छराहिं सद्धि दिव्वाइं भोगभोगाई भुजमाणा विहरित्तए ?
उत्तर ५१ - णो इणट्ठे समट्ठे । ते णं तओ पडिनियत्तंति तओ पडिनियत्तित्ता इहमागच्छति । आगच्छित्ता जइ णं ताओ अच्छराओ आढायंति परियागंति पभू णं ते असुरकुमारा देवा ताहिं अच्छराहिं सद्धि दिव्वाई भोगभोगाई भुंजमाणा विहरित्तए । अह णं ताओ अच्छराओ णो आढायंति णो परियाणंति णो णं पभू ते असुरकुमारा देवा ताहिं अच्छराहि सद्धि दिव्वाई भोगभोगाई भुजमाणा विहरित्तए । एवं खलु गोयमा ! असुरकुमारा देवा सोहम्मं कप्पं गया य गमिस्संति य ।
Q. 51. Bhante ! When gone up, are the Asurakumāras capable to enjoy divine and enjoyable pleasures with the nymphs residing there ?
A. 51. Gautama! They cann't. They retrace their steps and return here (to their own station). If perchance those nymphs are nice to them and accept them as their mates, then these Asurakumāras are capable to enjoy divine and enjoyable pleasures with those Vaimānika nymphs. But if they are not kindly disposed towards them and do not accept them as their mates, then the Asurakumāras cannot enjoy divine and enjoyable pleasures in the company of those nymphs. Gautama! It is for this that the Asurakumāras have gone, go and will go to Saudharma-kalpa.
प्रश्न ५२ - केवइयकालस्स णं भंते ! जाव... सोहम्मं कप्पं गया य गमिस्संति य ?
असुरकुमारा देवा उड्ढं उप्पयंति
