1 This indeed was said by the Auspicious One, said by the Arahant, as heard by me:

2 “Here I, O bhikkhus, by encompassing a certain individual of a pure mind with my own mind, I understand thus: Were this individual to die at this moment, he will be put down in heaven accordingly as if carried [there]. What is the reason for that? Because his mind, O bhikkhus, is pure. It is with a pure mind as cause, O bhikkhus, that some individual here, with the breakup of the body, after death, arises in the happy destination, the heavenly worlds.”

3 This is the meaning of what the Auspicious One said. Thus, this was said there:

“Having known the pure mind,
of a certain individual here;
this meaning was explained,
to the bhikkhus in the Buddha's presence.

Were this individual to pass away,
at this very moment indeed;
he would arise in a happy destination,
because of his pure mind.

As if having been carried [there],
it is just so for such a person;
with a pure mind as cause,
such beings go to the happy destinations.”

4 “This too is the meaning of what was said by the Auspicious One. Thus was heard by me”.

1 vuttaṃ hetaṃ bhagavatā. vuttavarahatā'ti me sutaṃ.

2 idāhaṃ bhikkhave ekaccaṃ puggalaṃ pasannacittaṃ evaṃ cetasā ceto paricca pajānāmi: imamhi cāyaṃ samaye puggalo kālaṃ kareyya yathā'bhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ sagge. taṃ kissa hetu? cittañhi'ssa bhikkhave pasannaṃ. cetopasāda hetu khopana bhikkhave evamidhekacce sattā kāyassa bhedā parammaraṇā sugatiṃ lokaṃ upapajjantī ti.

3 etamatthaṃ bhagavā avoca. tatthetaṃ iti vuccati:

pasanna cittaṃ ñatvana,
ekaccaṃ idha puggalaṃ;
etamatthañca vyākāsi,
buddho bhikkhūna santike.

imamhi cāyaṃ samaye,
kālaṃ kayirātha puggalo;
sugatiṃ upapajjeyya,
cittañhi'ssa pasāditaṃ.

yathā'haritvā nikkhipeyya,
evameva tathāvidho;
cetopasādahetu hi,
sattā gacchanti suggatinti.

4 ayampi atthe vutto bhagavatā. iti me sutanti.