A Mind Made Free of Any Disturbance
The very moment the Buddha crosses the threshold, the jeweled palace spontaneously adorns itself even further, surpassing every heavenly adornment described so far — and through the Buddha's own spiritual power, the King of the Tuṣita Heaven's own mind is made free of any disturbance at last, every wholesome root he has cultivated across ages past finally brought to full perfection.
The Palace Adorns Itself Further
Where the earlier description of the palace was prepared in advance of the Buddha's arrival, this adornment happens spontaneously at the very moment he steps inside — a distinction the sūtra marks by saying it now surpasses "every heavenly adornment there is," a claim not made of the earlier preparations. The passage then turns inward, to what the Buddha's presence actually does to the King of Tuṣita's own mind: not simply joy, but a mind finally made free of disturbance, its wholesome roots at last brought to completion.
爾時,一切寶莊嚴殿,自然而有妙好莊嚴,出過諸天莊嚴之上,一切寶網周匝彌覆,普雨一切上妙寶雲,普雨一切莊嚴具雲,普雨一切寶衣雲,普雨一切栴檀香雲,普雨一切堅固香雲,普雨一切寶莊嚴蓋雲,普雨不可思議華聚雲,普出不可思議妓樂音聲,讚揚如來一切種智,悉與妙法而共相應。如是一切諸供養具,悉過諸天供養之上。時,兜率宮中,妓樂歌讚,熾然不息;以佛神力,令兜率王心無動亂,往昔善根皆得圓滿,無量善法益加堅固,增長淨信,起大精進,生大歡喜,淨深志樂,發菩提心,念法無斷,總持不忘。
At that time, the entire palace adorned with every treasure spontaneously came to possess wondrous and excellent adornment, surpassing every heavenly adornment there is, with every jeweled net covering it entirely on all sides; universally raining down clouds of every finest and most wondrous jewel, universally raining down clouds of every adorning implement, universally raining down clouds of every jeweled garment, universally raining down clouds of every sandalwood fragrance, universally raining down clouds of every solid fragrance, universally raining down clouds of every jeweled adorning canopy, and universally raining down inconceivable clouds of clustered flowers; universally sending forth inconceivable sounds of music, extolling and praising the Tathāgata's own wisdom of all modes, every one of them according perfectly together with the wondrous Dharma. All of these offerings, every one of them, entirely surpassed every heavenly offering there is. At that time, within the Tuṣita palace, music, song, and praise blazed forth without ceasing; and through the Buddha's own spiritual power, the mind of the King of Tuṣita was made free of any disturbance or confusion, every wholesome root from ages past was brought to full perfection, immeasurable wholesome dharmas became all the more firm and solid, his pure faith increased, he gave rise to great diligence, gave rise to great joy, his deep aspiration and delight became pure, he gave rise to the mind of bodhi, his mindfulness of the Dharma continued without interruption, and he retained it all entirely, never forgetting.
Note the shift in register between this adornment and every previous one described in this chapter: the earlier throne and offerings were prepared, deliberately, in expectation of the Buddha's arrival, but this final layer of splendor happens "spontaneously," triggered by his actual presence rather than anticipation of it. The list of what happens to the king's own mind reads almost like a checklist of what faith is supposed to accomplish — settled, complete, firm, pure, diligent, joyful — landing, at the very end, on the specific claim that he "retained it all entirely, never forgetting," which is itself one of the chapter's own recurring measures of spiritual accomplishment.
Part 193 Complete
This closes Part 193. Chapter 23 continues in Part 194.