1.1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.

1.3Tena kho pana samayena aññataro upāsako cīrāya bhikkhuniyā cīvaraṁ adāsi.Now at that time a certain lay follower gave a robe to the nun Cīrā.1.4Atha kho cīrāya bhikkhuniyā abhippasanno yakkho rājagahe rathikāya rathikaṁ siṅghāṭakena siṅghāṭakaṁ upasaṅkamitvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:Then a native spirit was so devoted to Cīrā that he went from street to street and from square to square, and on that occasion recited these verses:

2.1“Puññaṁ vata pasavi bahuṁ,“O! He has made so much merit!2.2Sappañño vatāyaṁ upāsako;That lay-follower is so very wise.2.3Yo cīrāya adāsi cīvaraṁ,He gave a robe to Cīrā,2.4Sabbayogehi vippamuttiyā”ti.who is released from all yokes.”