Digha Nikaya 1:233
SUJATOYasmiṁ, ānanda, padese mahesakkhā devatā vatthūni pariggaṇhanti, mahesakkhānaṁ tattha raññaṁ rājamahāmattānaṁ cittāni namanti nivesanāni māpetuṁ.
Illustrious rulers or royal ministers inclined to build houses at sites possessed by illustrious deities.