1.1“Sabrahmakāni, bhikkhave, tāni kulāni yesaṁ puttānaṁ mātāpitaro ajjhāgāre pūjitā honti.“Mendicants, a family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with divinity.1.2Sapubbācariyakāni, bhikkhave, tāni kulāni, yesaṁ puttānaṁ mātāpitaro ajjhāgāre pūjitā honti.A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with the first tutors.1.3Sapubbadevatāni, bhikkhave, tāni kulāni yesaṁ puttānaṁ mātāpitaro ajjhāgāre pūjitā honti.A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with the elder gods.1.4Sāhuneyyakāni, bhikkhave, tāni kulāni yesaṁ puttānaṁ mātāpitaro ajjhāgāre pūjitā honti.A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with those worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods.

2.1Brahmāti, bhikkhave, mātāpitūnaṁ etaṁ adhivacanaṁ.‘Divinity’ is a term for your parents.

2.2Pubbācariyāti, bhikkhave, mātāpitūnaṁ etaṁ adhivacanaṁ.‘First tutors’ is a term for your parents.

2.3Pubbadevatāti, bhikkhave, mātāpitūnaṁ etaṁ adhivacanaṁ.‘Elder gods’ is a term for your parents.

2.4Āhuneyyāti, bhikkhave, mātāpitūnaṁ etaṁ adhivacanaṁ.‘Worthy of an offering dedicated to the gods’ is a term for your parents.

2.5Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?2.6Bahukārā, bhikkhave, mātāpitaro, puttānaṁ āpādakā posakā imassa lokassa dassetāroti.Parents are very helpful to their children, they raise them, nurture them, and show them the world.

3.1Brahmāti mātāpitaro,Parents are said to be ‘Divinity’3.2pubbācariyāti vuccare;and ‘first tutors’.3.3Āhuneyyā ca puttānaṁ,They’re worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods <j>from their children,3.4pajāya anukampakā.for they love their offspring.

4.1Tasmā hi ne namasseyya,Therefore an astute person4.2sakkareyya ca paṇḍito;would revere them and honor them4.3Annena atha pānena,with food and drink,4.4vatthena sayanena ca;clothes and bedding,4.5Ucchādanena nhāpanena,by anointing and bathing,4.6pādānaṁ dhovanena ca.and by washing their feet.

5.1Tāya naṁ pāricariyāya,∥Because they look after5.2mātāpitūsu paṇḍitā;their parents like this,5.3Idheva naṁ pasaṁsanti,they’re praised in this life by the astute,5.4pecca sagge pamodatī”ti.and they depart to rejoice in heaven.”

5.5Tatiyaṁ.