1.1Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho anāthapiṇḍikaṁ gahapatiṁ bhagavā etadavoca:Then the householder Anāthapiṇḍika went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him:

2.1PTS 2.64“Bhojanaṁ, gahapati, dadamāno ariyasāvako paṭiggāhakānaṁ cattāri ṭhānāni deti.“Householder, when a noble disciple gives food, they give the recipients four things.2.2Katamāni cattāri?What four?2.3Āyuṁ deti, vaṇṇaṁ deti, sukhaṁ deti, balaṁ deti.Long life, beauty, happiness, and strength.2.4Āyuṁ kho pana datvā āyussa bhāgī hoti dibbassa vā mānusassa vā.Giving long life, they have long life as a god or human. …2.5Vaṇṇaṁ datvā … sukhaṁ datvā … balaṁ datvā balassa bhāgī hoti dibbassa vā mānusassa vā.Giving beauty … happiness … strength …2.6Bhojanaṁ, gahapati, dadamāno ariyasāvako paṭiggāhakānaṁ imāni cattāri ṭhānāni detīti.When a noble disciple gives food, they give the recipients these four things.

3.1Yo saññatānaṁ paradattabhojinaṁ,Carefully giving food at the right time,3.2Kālena sakkacca dadāti bhojanaṁ;to those who are disciplined, <j>eating only what others give,3.3Cattāri ṭhānāni anuppavecchati,you provide them with four things:3.4Āyuñca vaṇṇañca sukhaṁ balañca.long life, beauty, happiness, and strength.

4.1So āyudāyī vaṇṇadāyī,A person who gives long life, beauty,4.2sukhaṁ balaṁ dado naro;happiness, and strength,4.3Dīghāyu yasavā hoti,has long life and fame4.4yattha yatthūpapajjatī”ti.wherever they’re reborn.”

4.5Aṭṭhamaṁ.