sn56.11:12.1 And when the Buddha rolled forth the Wheel of Dhamma, the earth gods raised the cry:
sn56.11:12.2 “Near Varanasi, in the deer park at Isipatana, the Buddha has rolled forth the supreme Wheel of Dhamma. And that wheel cannot be rolled back by any ascetic or brahmin or god or Māra or divinity or by anyone in the world.”
sn56.11:12.3 Hearing the cry of the earth gods, the gods of the four great kings …
sn56.11:12.5 the gods of the thirty-three …
sn56.11:12.6 the gods of Yama …
sn56.11:12.7 the joyful gods …
sn56.11:12.8 the gods who love to create …
sn56.11:12.9 the gods who control what is created by others …
sn56.11:12.10 the gods of the Divinity’s host raised the cry:
sn56.11:12.11 “Near Varanasi, in the deer park at Isipatana, the Buddha has rolled forth the supreme Wheel of Dhamma. And that wheel cannot be rolled back by any ascetic or brahmin or god or Māra or divinity or by anyone in the world.”