1"Bhikkhus, there are these four divine tracks of the devas for the purification of beings who have not been purified, for the cleansing of beings who have not been cleansed.

2What four?[n.354] Woodward mistakenly assumes that this sutta is identical with the previous one and thus does not translate the sequel.

"Here, bhikkhus, a noble disciple possesses confirmed confidence in the Buddha thus: ‘The Blessed One is an arahant, perfectly enlightened, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, fortunate, knower of the world, unsurpassed leader of persons to be tamed, teacher of devas and humans, the Enlightened One, the Blessed One.’

He reflects thus: ‘What now is the divine track of the devas?’

He understands thus: ‘I have heard that at present the devas hold nonoppression as supreme, and I do not oppress anyone, frail or firm. Surely I dwell possessing one of the divine tracks.’

This is the first divine track of the devas for the purification of beings who have not been purified, for the cleansing of beings who have not been cleansed.

3"Again, bhikkhus, a noble disciple possesses confirmed confidence in the Dhamma … in the Saṅgha. …

4"Again, bhikkhus, a noble disciple possesses the virtues dear to the noble ones— unbroken, untorn, unblemished, unmottled, freeing, praised by the wise, ungrasped, leading to concentration.[n.320] The terms describing the noble one's virtue are explicated at Vism 221–22 (Ppn 7:101–6). Spk says that noble ones do not violate (na kopenti) the Five Precepts even when they pass on to a new existence; hence these virtues are dear to them.

He reflects thus: ‘What now is the divine track of the devas?’

He understands thus: ‘I have heard that at present the devas hold nonoppression as supreme, and I do not oppress anyone, frail or firm. Surely I dwell possessing one of the divine tracks.’

This sn.v.394 is the fourth divine track of the devas for the purification of beings who have not been purified, for the cleansing of beings who have not been cleansed.

"These are the four divine tracks of the devas for the purification of beings who have not been purified, for the cleansing of beings who have not been cleansed."

1"Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, devānaṁ devapadāni avisuddhānaṁ sattānaṁ visuddhiyā apariyodātānaṁ sattānaṁ pariyodapanāya.

2Katamāni cattāri?

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti – itipi so bhagavā … pe … satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti.

So iti paṭisañcikkhati: ‘kiṁ nu kho devānaṁ devapadan’ti?

So evaṁ pajānāti: ‘abyābajjhaparame khvāhaṁ etarahi deve suṇāmi. Na ca kho panāhaṁ kiñci byābādhemi tasaṁ vā thāvaraṁ vā. Addhāhaṁ devapadadhammasamannāgato viharāmī’ti.

Idaṁ paṭhamaṁ devānaṁ devapadaṁ avisuddhānaṁ sattānaṁ visuddhiyā apariyodātānaṁ sattānaṁ pariyodapanāya.

3Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako dhamme … pe … saṅghe … pe … .

4Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi … pe … samādhisaṁvattanikehi.

So iti paṭisañcikkhati: ‘kiṁ nu kho devānaṁ devapadan’ti?

So evaṁ pajānāti: ‘abyābajjhaparame khvāhaṁ etarahi deve suṇāmi. Na kho panāhaṁ kiñci byābādhemi tasaṁ vā thāvaraṁ vā. Addhāhaṁ devapadadhammasamannāgato viharāmī’ti.

Idaṁ catutthaṁ devānaṁ devapadaṁ avisuddhānaṁ sattānaṁ visuddhiyā apariyodātānaṁ sattānaṁ pariyodapanāya.

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri devānaṁ devapadāni avisuddhānaṁ sattānaṁ visuddhiyā apariyodātānaṁ sattānaṁ pariyodapanāyā"ti.

Pañcamaṁ.