1.1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

1.2Tena kho pana samayena sāvatthiyaṁ aññataro bhikkhu ahinā daṭṭho kālaṅkato hoti.Now, at that time a monk in Sāvatthī passed away due to a snake bite.1.3Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him,1.4“idha, bhante, sāvatthiyaṁ aññataro bhikkhu ahinā daṭṭho kālaṅkato”ti.“Sir, a monk in Sāvatthī has passed away due to a snake bite.”

2.1“Na hi nūna so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phari.“Mendicants, that monk mustn’t have spread a mind of love to the four royal snake families.2.2Sace hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phareyya, na hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ahinā daṭṭho kālaṁ kareyya.If he had, he wouldn’t have died due to a snake bite.

3.1Katamāni cattāri?What four?3.2Virūpakkhaṁ ahirājakulaṁ, erāpathaṁ ahirājakulaṁ, chabyāputtaṁ ahirājakulaṁ, kaṇhāgotamakaṁ ahirājakulaṁ.The royal snake families of Virūpakkha, Erāpatha, Chabyāputta, and Kaṇhāgotamaka. …3.3Na hi nūna so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu imāni cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phari.3.4Sace hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu imāni cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phareyya, na hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ahinā daṭṭho kālaṁ kareyya.

4.1Anujānāmi, bhikkhave, imāni cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena pharituṁ attaguttiyā attarakkhāya attaparittāyāti.Mendicants, I urge you to spread a mind of love to the four royal snake families, for your own safety, security, and protection.

5.1Virūpakkhehi me mettaṁ,I love the Virūpakkhas,5.2Mettaṁ erāpathehi me;the Erāpathas I love,5.3Chabyāputtehi me mettaṁ,I love the Chabyāputtas,5.4Mettaṁ kaṇhāgotamakehi ca.the Kaṇhāgotamakas I love.

6.1PTS 2.73Apādakehi me mettaṁ,I love the footless creatures,6.2mettaṁ dvipādakehi me;the two-footed I love,6.3Catuppadehi me mettaṁ,I love the four-footed,6.4mettaṁ bahuppadehi me.the many-footed I love.

7.1Mā maṁ apādako hiṁsi,May the footless not harm me!7.2mā maṁ hiṁsi dvipādako;May I not be harmed by the two-footed!7.3Mā maṁ catuppado hiṁsi,May the four-footed not harm me!7.4mā maṁ hiṁsi bahuppado.May I not be harmed by the many-footed!

8.1Sabbe sattā sabbe pāṇā,All sentient beings, all living things,8.2sabbe bhūtā ca kevalā;all creatures, every one:8.3Sabbe bhadrāni passantu,may they see only nice things,8.4mā kañci pāpamāgamā.may bad not come to anyone.

9.1Appamāṇo buddho,The Buddha is immeasurable,9.2Appamāṇo dhammo;the teaching is immeasurable,9.3Appamāṇo saṅgho,the Saṅgha is immeasurable.9.4Pamāṇavantāni sarīsapāni.But limited are reptiles,

10.1Ahivicchikā satapadī,snakes and scorpions, centipedes,10.2Uṇṇanābhī sarabū mūsikā;spiders and lizards and mice.10.3Katā me rakkhā katā me parittā,I’ve made this safeguard, I’ve made this protection:10.4Paṭikkamantu bhūtāni;go away, creatures!10.5Sohaṁ namo bhagavato,And so I revere the Blessed One,10.6Namo sattannaṁ sammāsambuddhānan”ti.I revere the seven perfectly awakened Buddhas.”

10.7Sattamaṁ.