1On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Kosambī in Ghosita's Park. Now on that occasion the Venerable Anuruddha had gone off to pass the day and was in seclusion when a number of agreeable-bodied deities approached him, paid homage to him, stood to one side, and said to him: [n.1716] In relation to AN5.33, Mp identifies these deities with the "devas who delight in creation" (nimmānaratino devā). Mp relates the origin of the present sutta thus: "It is said that those deities, having examined their own glory, asked themselves: ‘How did we obtain such glory?’ Reflecting, they saw Anuruddha and knew: ‘In the past, when he was a wheel-turning monarch, we were his consorts. We accepted his guidance and thus we have obtained this glory. Let's go. We will bring the elder and (together) we will enjoy (anubhavissāma) this glory.’ Thus during the day they approached Anuruddha."

"Bhante Anuruddha, we agreeable-bodied deities exert mastery and exercise control over three things. We immediately acquire whatever color we want. We immediately acquire whatever pleasure we want. And we immediately acquire whatever voice we want. We agreeable-bodied deities exert mastery and exercise control over these three things."

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2Then the Venerable Anuruddha thought: "May all these deities become blue, of blue complexion, with blue clothes and blue ornaments." Having known the Venerable Anuruddha's thought, those deities all became blue, of blue complexion, with blue clothes and blue ornaments.

3Then the Venerable Anuruddha thought: "May all these deities become yellow … red … white, of white complexion, with white clothes and white ornaments." Having known the Venerable Anuruddha's thought, those deities all became white, of white complexion, with white clothes and white ornaments.

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4Then one of those deities sang, one danced, and one snapped her fingers. Just as, when a musical quintet is well trained and its rhythm well coordinated, [n.1717] Suppaṭipatāḷitassa. Paṭipatāḷita is not in PED, but SED sv prati > pratitāla, explained as "in music, a kind of measure." Mp Ce glosses suppaṭipatāḷitassa as pamāṇena ṭhitabhāvajānanatthaṁ suṭṭhu paṭipatāḷitassa, which I would translate: "well coordinated for the purpose of maintaining a particular measure." and it is composed of skilled musicians, its music is exquisite, tantalizing, lovely, captivating, and intoxicating, just so those deities’ performance was exquisite, tantalizing, lovely, captivating, and intoxicating. Thereupon the Venerable Anuruddha drew in his sense faculties.

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5Then those deities, thinking: "Master Anuruddha is not enjoying this," disappeared right on the spot. [n.1718] Tā devatā ‘Na khvayyoanuruddho sādiyatī’ ti tatth’ev’ antaradhāyiṁsu. Mp: "(The deities thought:) ‘Master Anuruddha does not enjoy our dancing and singing. He closes his eyes and refuses to look at us. Why should we go on dancing and singing?’ Then they disappeared right there."

Then, in the evening, the Venerable Anuruddha emerged from seclusion and approached the Blessed One. He paid homage to the Blessed One, sat down to one side, and said to him:

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6-9"Here, Bhante, I had gone off to pass the day and was in seclusion … He reports everything that happened down to: … Then those deities, thinking: ‘Master Anuruddha is not enjoying this,’ disappeared right on the spot.

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"Bhante, how many qualities should a woman possess so that, with the breakup of the body, after death, she is reborn in companionship with the agreeable-bodied deities?"

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10"If she possesses eight qualities, Anuruddha, a woman, with the breakup of the body, after death, is reborn in companionship with the agreeable-bodied deities. What eight? [n.1719] The first five items here are substantially identical with those mentioned at AN5.33, except for the grammatical changes needed to adapt to the context.

(1) "Here, Anuruddha, to whichever husband her parents give her—doing so out of a desire for her good, seeking her welfare, taking compassion on her, acting out of compassion for her—a woman rises before him and retires after him, undertaking whatever needs to be done, agreeable in her conduct and pleasing in her speech.

11(2)"She honors, respects, esteems, and venerates those whom her husband respects—his mother and father, ascetics and brahmins—and when they arrive she offers them a seat and water.

12(3) "She is skillful and diligent in attending to her husband's domestic chores, whether knitting or weaving; she possesses sound judgment about them in order to carry out and arrange them properly.

13(4) "She finds out what her husband's domestic helpers —whether slaves, messengers, or workers—have done and left undone; she finds out the condition of those who are ill; and she distributes to each an appropriate portion of food.

14(5) "She guards and protects whatever income her husband brings home—whether money, grain, silver, or gold [n.1720] I read with Ee rajataṁ vā jātarūpaṁ vā, as at AN5.33. Neither Ce nor Be includes rajataṁ here but all three editions include it at AN8.49 just below. —and she is not a spendthrift, thief, wastrel, or squanderer of his earnings.

15(6) "She is a female lay follower who has gone for refuge to the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Saṅgha.

16(7) "She is virtuous, abstaining from the destruction of life, taking what is not given, sexual misconduct, false speech, and liquor, wine, and intoxicants, the basis for heedlessness.

17(8) "She is generous, one who dwells at home with a heart devoid of the stain of miserliness, freely generous, openhanded, delighting in relinquishment, devoted to charity, delighting in giving and sharing.

18"Possessing these eight qualities, Anuruddha, a woman, with the breakup of the body, after death, is reborn in companionship with the agreeable-bodied deities."

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19She does not despise her husband,
the man who constantly supports her,
who ardently and eagerly
always brings her whatever she wants. [n.1721] I read with Be and Ee (and Ce at AN5.33) sabbakāmāhāraṁ, as against Ce sabbakāmadaṁ here.

20Nor does a good woman scold her husband
with speech caused by jealousy; [n.1722] All three editions read here issāvādena. In contrast, in AN5.33 the three read this phrase differently. See AN5.33, n. 1010.
the wise woman shows veneration
to all those whom her husband reveres.

21She rises early, works diligently,
manages the domestic help;
she treats her husband in agreeable ways
and safeguards the wealth he earns.

22The woman who fulfills her duties thus,
following her husband's will and wishes,
is reborn among the devas
called "the agreeable ones."

1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kosambiyaṁ viharati ghositārāme. Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā anuruddho divāvihāraṁ gato hoti paṭisallīno. Atha kho sambahulā manāpakāyikā devatā yenāyasmā anuruddho tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ anuruddhaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhaṁsu. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho tā devatā āyasmantaṁ anuruddhaṁ etadavocuṁ:

"Mayaṁ, bhante anuruddha, manāpakāyikā nāma devatā tīsu ṭhānesu issariyaṁ kārema vasaṁ vattema. Mayaṁ, bhante anuruddha, yādisakaṁ vaṇṇaṁ ākaṅkhāma tādisakaṁ vaṇṇaṁ ṭhānaso paṭilabhāma; yādisakaṁ saraṁ ākaṅkhāma tādisakaṁ saraṁ ṭhānaso paṭilabhāma; yādisakaṁ sukhaṁ ākaṅkhāma tādisakaṁ sukhaṁ ṭhānaso paṭilabhāma. Mayaṁ, bhante anuruddha, manāpakāyikā nāma devatā imesu tīsu ṭhānesu issariyaṁ kārema vasaṁ vattemā"ti.

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2Atha kho āyasmato anuruddhassa etadahosi: "aho vatimā devatā sabbāva nīlā assu nīlavaṇṇā nīlavatthā nīlālaṅkārā"ti. Atha kho tā devatā āyasmato anuruddhassa cittamaññāya sabbāva nīlā ahesuṁ nīlavaṇṇā nīlavatthā nīlālaṅkārā.

3Atha kho āyasmato anuruddhassa etadahosi: "aho vatimā devatā sabbāva pītā assu … pe … sabbāva lohitakā assu … sabbāva odātā assu odātavaṇṇā odātavatthā odātālaṅkārā"ti. Atha kho tā devatā āyasmato anuruddhassa cittamaññāya sabbāva odātā ahesuṁ odātavaṇṇā odātavatthā odātālaṅkārā.

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4Atha kho tā devatā ekā ca gāyi ekā ca nacci ekā ca accharaṁ vādesi. Seyyathāpi nāma pañcaṅgikassa tūriyassa suvinītassa suppaṭipatāḷitassa kusalehi susamannāhatassa saddo hoti vaggu ca rajanīyo ca kamanīyo ca pemanīyo ca madanīyo ca; evamevaṁ tāsaṁ devatānaṁ alaṅkārānaṁ saddo hoti vaggu ca rajanīyo ca kamanīyo ca pemanīyo ca madanīyo ca. Atha kho āyasmā anuruddho indriyāni okkhipi.

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5Atha kho tā devatā "na khvayyo anuruddho sādiyatī"ti tatthevantaradhāyiṁsu.

Atha kho āyasmā anuruddho sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā anuruddho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

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6"Idhāhaṁ, bhante, divāvihāraṁ gato homi paṭisallīno. Atha kho, bhante, sambahulā manāpakāyikā devatā yenāhaṁ tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā maṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhaṁsu. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho, bhante, tā devatā maṁ etadavocuṁ: ‘Mayaṁ, bhante anuruddha, manāpakāyikā nāma devatā tīsu ṭhānesu issariyaṁ kārema vasaṁ vattema. Mayaṁ, bhante anuruddha, yādisakaṁ vaṇṇaṁ ākaṅkhāma tādisakaṁ vaṇṇaṁ ṭhānaso paṭilabhāma; yādisakaṁ saraṁ ākaṅkhāma tādisakaṁ saraṁ ṭhānaso paṭilabhāma; yādisakaṁ sukhaṁ ākaṅkhāma tādisakaṁ sukhaṁ ṭhānaso paṭilabhāma. Mayaṁ, bhante anuruddha, manāpakāyikā nāma devatā imesu tīsu ṭhānesu issariyaṁ kārema vasaṁ vattemā’ti. Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, etadahosi: ‘aho vatimā devatā sabbāva nīlā assu nīlavaṇṇā nīlavatthā nīlālaṅkārā’ti. Atha kho, bhante, tā devatā mama cittamaññāya sabbāva nīlā ahesuṁ nīlavaṇṇā nīlavatthā nīlālaṅkārā.

7Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, etadahosi: ‘aho vatimā devatā sabbāva pītā assu … pe … sabbāva lohitakā assu … pe … sabbāva odātā assu odātavaṇṇā odātavatthā odātālaṅkārā’ti. Atha kho, bhante, tā devatā mama cittamaññāya sabbāva odātā ahesuṁ odātavaṇṇā odātavatthā odātālaṅkārā.

8Atha kho, bhante, tā devatā ekā ca gāyi ekā ca nacci ekā ca accharaṁ vādesi. Seyyathāpi nāma pañcaṅgikassa tūriyassa suvinītassa suppaṭipatāḷitassa kusalehi susamannāhatassa saddo hoti vaggu ca rajanīyo ca kamanīyo ca pemanīyo ca madanīyo ca; evamevaṁ tāsaṁ devatānaṁ alaṅkārānaṁ saddo hoti vaggu ca rajanīyo ca kamanīyo ca pemanīyo ca madanīyo ca. Atha khvāhaṁ, bhante, indriyāni okkhipi.

9Atha kho, bhante, tā devatā ‘Na khvayyo anuruddho sādiyatī’ti tatthevantaradhāyiṁsu.

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Katihi nu kho, bhante, dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā manāpakāyikānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī"ti?

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10"Aṭṭhahi kho, anuruddha, dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā manāpakāyikānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati.

Katamehi aṭṭhahi? Idha, anuruddha, mātugāmo yassa mātāpitaro bhattuno denti atthakāmā hitesino anukampakā anukampaṁ upādāya tassa hoti pubbuṭṭhāyinī pacchānipātinī kiṅkārapaṭissāvinī manāpacārinī piyavādinī. (1)

11Ye te bhattu garuno honti – mātāti vā pitāti vā samaṇabrāhmaṇāti vā – te sakkaroti, garuṁ karoti, māneti, pūjeti, abbhāgate ca āsanodakena paṭipūjeti. (2)

12Ye te bhattu abbhantarā kammantā – uṇṇāti vā kappāsāti vā – tattha dakkhā hoti analasā tatrupāyāya vīmaṁsāya samannāgatā alaṁ kātuṁ alaṁ saṁvidhātuṁ. (3)

13Yo so bhattu abbhantaro antojano – dāsāti vā pessāti vā kammakarāti vā – tesaṁ katañca katato jānāti akatañca akatato jānāti, gilānakānañca balābalaṁ jānāti khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyañcassa paccaṁsena saṁvibhajati. (4)

14Yaṁ bhattu āharati dhanaṁ vā dhaññaṁ vā jātarūpaṁ vā taṁ ārakkhena guttiyā sampādeti, tattha ca hoti adhuttī athenī asoṇḍī avināsikā. (5)

15Upāsikā kho pana hoti buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gatā dhammaṁ saraṇaṁ gatā saṅghaṁ saraṇaṁ gatā. (6)

16Sīlavatī kho pana hoti – pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā, adinnādānā paṭiviratā, kāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratā, musāvādā paṭiviratā, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭiviratā. (7)

17Cāgavatī kho pana hoti. Vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati muttacāgā payatapāṇinī vossaggaratā yācayogā dānasaṁvibhāgaratā. (8)

18Imehi kho, anuruddha, aṭṭhahi dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā manāpakāyikānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatīti.

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19Yo naṁ bharati sabbadā,
niccaṁ ātāpi ussuko;
Taṁ sabbakāmadaṁ posaṁ,
bhattāraṁ nātimaññati.

20Na cāpi sotthi bhattāraṁ,
issāvādena rosaye;
Bhattu ca garuno sabbe,
paṭipūjeti paṇḍitā.

21Uṭṭhāhikā analasā,
saṅgahitaparijjanā;
Bhattu manāpaṁ carati,
sambhataṁ anurakkhati.

22Yā evaṁ vattati nārī,
bhattu chandavasānugā;
Manāpā nāma te devā,
yattha sā upapajjatī"ti.

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Chaṭṭhaṁ.