1.1Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa.Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!

2.1“Kappe ca satasahasse,“For a hundred thousand eons2.2caturo ca asaṅkhiye;and four incalculable ages,2.3Etthantare yaṁ caritaṁ,all my conduct in that period2.4sabbaṁ taṁ bodhipācanaṁ.ripens in awakening.

3.1Atītakappe caritaṁ,Setting aside my conduct3.2ṭhapayitvā bhavābhave;in past eons through different lives,3.3Imamhi kappe caritaṁ,I shall speak of my conduct3.4pavakkhissaṁ suṇohi me.in this eon, hear me.

4.1Yadā ahaṁ brahāraññe,When I lived having plunged4.2suññe vipinakānane;into the formidable jungle4.3Ajjhogāhetvā viharāmi,of empty thickets and glades,4.4akitti nāma tāpaso.my name was Akitti the mortifier.

5.1Tadā maṁ tapatejena,Then, burned by the fires of my mortification,5.2santatto tidivābhibhū;the sovereign of the Third Heaven,¹5.3Dhārento brāhmaṇavaṇṇaṁ,came to me for alms5.4bhikkhāya maṁ upāgami.in the form of a brahmin.

6.1Pavanā ābhataṁ paṇṇaṁ,I had gathered leaves from the forest6.2atelañca aloṇikaṁ;without oil or salt,6.3Mama dvāre ṭhitaṁ disvā,and seeing him standing at my door,6.4sakaṭāhena ākiriṁ.I placed them in his pot.

7.1Tassa datvānahaṁ paṇṇaṁ,After giving him the leaves7.2nikkujjitvāna bhājanaṁ;I turned over my plate,7.3Punesanaṁ jahitvāna,and having given up on seeking more food,7.4pāvisiṁ paṇṇasālakaṁ.I entered my hut of leaves.

8.1Dutiyampi tatiyampi,A second and a third time8.2upagañchi mamantikaṁ;he came to me.8.3Akampito anolaggo,Undisturbed, ungrasping,8.4evamevamadāsahaṁ.I gave in just the same way.

9.1Na me tappaccayā atthi,That is the reason why9.2sarīrasmiṁ vivaṇṇiyaṁ;my body is not discolored.9.3Pītisukhena ratiyā,In rapture and bliss free of relishing9.4vītināmemi taṁ divaṁ.I spend the day.

10.1Yadi māsampi dvemāsaṁ,If even for a month or two10.2dakkhiṇeyyaṁ varaṁ labhe;I were to find a worthy recipient,10.3Akampito anolīno,undisturbed, unattached,10.4dadeyyaṁ dānamuttamaṁ.I would give the supreme gift.

11.1Na tassa dānaṁ dadamāno,While giving him that gift11.2yasaṁ lābhañca patthayiṁ;I did not wish for fame or profit.11.3Sabbaññutaṁ patthayāno,Wishing for omniscience11.4tāni kammāni ācarin”ti.I performed those deeds.”

12.1Akitticariyaṁ paṭhamaṁ.