The deity Veṇhu celebrates the joy of those who follow the Buddha’s teaching. The Buddha affirms that such will escape death. Veṇhu is the Pali spelling of Sanskrit Viṣṇu, and this marks a rare appearance of a god of this name in the early texts.Standing to one side, the god Vishnu recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence: “Happy are the children of Manu who pay homage to the Holy One! They apply themselves to Gotama’s instructions, diligently training.” “Those who practice absorption in accord with the training”, said the Buddha to Vishnu, “in the way of teaching I’ve proclaimed, they’re in time to be diligent; they won’t fall under the sway of Death.”