1.1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate.At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.

1.2Atha kho sakko devānamindo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.And then Sakka, lord of gods, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side,1.3Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho sakko devānamindo bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:and addressed him in verse:

2.1“Yajamānānaṁ manussānaṁ,“For humans, those merit-seeking creatures,2.2puññapekkhāna pāṇinaṁ;who sponsor sacrifices,2.3Karotaṁ opadhikaṁ puññaṁ,making worldly merit,2.4kattha dinnaṁ mahapphalan”ti.where is a gift very fruitful?”

3.1“Cattāro ca paṭipannā,“Four practicing the path,3.2cattāro ca phale ṭhitā;and four established in the fruit.3.3Esa saṅgho ujubhūto,This is the upright Saṅgha,3.4paññāsīlasamāhito.with wisdom, ethics, and immersion.

4.1Yajamānānaṁ manussānaṁ,For humans, those merit-seeking creatures,4.2Puññapekkhāna pāṇinaṁ;who sponsor sacrifices,4.3Karotaṁ opadhikaṁ puññaṁ,making worldly merit,4.4Saṅghe dinnaṁ mahapphalan”ti.what is given to the Saṅgha is very fruitful.”