“Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, aññatarā tāvatiṁsakāyikā devatā nandane vane accharāsaṅghaparivutā dibbehi pañcahi kāmaguṇehi samappitā samaṅgībhūtā paricārayamānā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:
"Pada masa lampau, para bhikkhu, seorang deva tertentu dari golongan Tāvatiṁsa, dikelilingi oleh sekelompok bidadari, menikmati lima jenis kenikmatan indria surgawi, sepenuhnya terpenuhi dan terhibur di Taman Kegembiraan. Pada saat itu, ia mengucapkan syair ini:
“Once upon a time, mendicants, a certain deity of the company of the thirty-three was amusing themselves in the Garden of Delight, escorted by a band of nymphs, and supplied and provided with the five kinds of heavenly sensual stimulation. On that occasion she spoke this verse: