1.1PTS 4.89“Mā, bhikkhave, puññānaṁ bhāyittha.“Mendicants, don’t fear good deeds.1.2Sukhassetaṁ, bhikkhave, adhivacanaṁ yadidaṁ puññāni.For ‘good deeds’ is a term for happiness.1.3Abhijānāmi kho panāhaṁ, bhikkhave, dīgharattaṁ katānaṁ puññānaṁ dīgharattaṁ iṭṭhaṁ kantaṁ manāpaṁ vipākaṁ paccanubhūtaṁ.I recall undergoing for a long time the likable, desirable, and agreeable results of good deeds performed over a long time.1.4Satta vassāni mettacittaṁ bhāvesiṁ.I developed a mind of love for seven years.1.5Satta vassāni mettacittaṁ bhāvetvā satta saṁvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe nayimaṁ lokaṁ punāgamāsiṁ.As a result, for seven eons of the cosmos contracting and expanding I didn’t return to this world again.1.6Saṁvaṭṭamāne sudāhaṁ, bhikkhave, loke ābhassarūpago homi,As the cosmos contracted I went to the realm of sublime luminosity.1.7vivaṭṭamāne loke suññaṁ brahmavimānaṁ upapajjāmi.As it expanded I was reborn in an empty mansion of divinity.

2.1Tatra sudaṁ, bhikkhave, brahmā homi mahābrahmā abhibhū anabhibhūto aññadatthudaso vasavattī.There I was the Divinity, the Great Divinity, the vanquisher, the unvanquished, the universal seer, the wielder of power.2.2Chattiṁsakkhattuṁ kho panāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sakko ahosiṁ devānamindo;I was Sakka, lord of gods, thirty-six times.2.3anekasatakkhattuṁ rājā ahosiṁ cakkavattī dhammiko dhammarājā cāturanto vijitāvī janapadatthāvariyappatto sattaratanasamannāgato.Many hundreds of times I was a king, a wheel-turning monarch, a just and principled king. My dominion extended to all four sides, I achieved stability in the country, and I possessed the seven treasures.2.4Tassa mayhaṁ, bhikkhave, imāni satta ratanāni ahesuṁ, seyyathidaṁ—These were my seven treasures:2.5cakkaratanaṁ, hatthiratanaṁ, assaratanaṁ, maṇiratanaṁ, itthiratanaṁ, gahapatiratanaṁ, pariṇāyakaratanameva sattamaṁ.the wheel, the elephant, the horse, the jewel, the woman, the householder, and the commander as the seventh treasure.2.6Parosahassaṁ kho pana me, bhikkhave, puttā ahesuṁ sūrā vīraṅgarūpā parasenappamaddanā.I had over a thousand sons who were valiant and heroic, crushing the armies of my enemies.2.7So imaṁ pathaviṁ sāgarapariyantaṁ adaṇḍena asatthena dhammena abhivijiya ajjhāvasinti.After conquering this land girt by sea, I reigned by principle, without rod or sword.

3.1PTS 4.90Passa puññānaṁ vipākaṁ,See the result of good deeds,3.2Kusalānaṁ sukhesino;of skillful deeds, for one seeking happiness.3.3Mettaṁ cittaṁ vibhāvetvā,I developed a mind of love3.4Satta vassāni bhikkhavo;for seven years, mendicants.3.5Sattasaṁvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe,For seven eons of expansion and contraction3.6Nayimaṁ lokaṁ punāgamiṁ.I didn’t return to this world again.

4.1Saṁvaṭṭamāne lokamhi,As the world contracted4.2homi ābhassarūpago;I went to the realm of sublime luminosity.4.3Vivaṭṭamāne lokasmiṁ,And when it expanded4.4suññabrahmūpago ahuṁ.I went to an empty mansion of divinity.

5.1Sattakkhattuṁ mahābrahmā,Seven times I was a Great Divinity,5.2vasavattī tadā ahuṁ;and at that time I was the wielder of power.5.3Chattiṁsakkhattuṁ devindo,Thirty-six times I was lord of gods,5.4devarajjamakārayiṁ.acting as ruler of the gods.

6.1Cakkavattī ahuṁ rājā,Then I was king, a wheel-turning monarch,6.2jambumaṇḍassa issaro;lord of the Black Plum Tree Land.6.3Muddhāvasitto khattiyo,An anointed aristocrat,6.4manussādhipatī ahuṁ.I was sovereign of all humans.

7.1Adaṇḍena asatthena,Without rod or sword,7.2vijeyya pathaviṁ imaṁ;I conquered this land.7.3Asāhasena kammena,Through non-violent action7.4samena manusāsi taṁ.I guided it justly.

8.1Dhammena rajjaṁ kāretvā,After ruling this vast territory8.2asmiṁ pathavimaṇḍale;by means of principle,8.3Mahaddhane mahābhoge,I was born in a rich family,8.4aḍḍhe ajāyihaṁ kule.affluent and wealthy.

9.1Sabbakāmehi sampanne,It was replete with all sense pleasures,9.2ratanehi ca sattahi;and the seven treasures.9.3Buddhā saṅgāhakā loke,This was well taught by the Buddhas,9.4tehi etaṁ sudesitaṁ.who bring the world together.

10.1Eso hetu mahantassa,This is the cause of greatness10.2pathabyo me na vipajjati;by which one is called a lord of the land.10.3Pahūtavittūpakaraṇo,I was a majestic king,10.4rājā hoti patāpavā.with lots of property and assets;

11.1Iddhimā yasavā hoti,successful and glorious,11.2jambumaṇḍassa issaro;lord of the Black Plum Tree Land.11.3Ko sutvā nappasīdeyya,Who would not be inspired by this,11.4api kaṇhābhijātiyo.even someone of dark birth.

12.1PTS 4.91Tasmā hi attakāmena,Therefore someone who desires self-knowledge,12.2mahattamabhikaṅkhatā;and aspires to greatness themselves,12.3Saddhammo garukātabbo,should respect the true teaching,12.4saraṁ buddhānasāsanan”ti.remembering the instructions of the Buddhas.”

12.5Navamaṁ.