1.1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

1.3Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū …pe… bhagavā etadavoca:There the Buddha addressed the mendicants:

1.4“bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo sudhammāyaṁ sabhāyaṁ deve tāvatiṁse anunayamāno tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:“Once upon a time, mendicants, Sakka, lord of gods, guiding the gods of the thirty-three, spoke this verse:

2.1‘Mā vo kodho ajjhabhavi,∥‘Don’t let anger be your master,2.2mā ca kujjhittha kujjhataṁ;don’t get angry at angry people.2.3Akkodho avihiṁsā ca,Kindness and harmlessness2.4ariyesu ca paṭipadā;are always present in the noble ones.2.5Atha pāpajanaṁ kodho,For anger crushes bad people2.6pabbatovābhimaddatī’”ti.like a mountain.’”

2.7Tatiyo vaggo.

3.0Tassuddānaṁ

3.1Chetvā dubbaṇṇiya māyā,3.2accayena akodhano;3.3Desitaṁ buddhaseṭṭhena,3.4idañhi sakkapañcakanti.

3.5Sakkasaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.The Linked Discourses with Sakka are complete.

3.6Sagāthāvaggo paṭhamo.

4.0Tassuddānaṁ

4.1Devatā devaputto ca,4.2rājā māro ca bhikkhunī;4.3Brahmā brāhmaṇa vaṅgīso,4.4vanayakkhena vāsavoti.

4.5Sagāthāvaggasaṁyuttapāḷi niṭṭhitā.The Book With Verses is finished.