Mahāsudassana’s ConductMahāsudassanacariya

“In the city of Kusāvatī,“Kusāvatimhi nagare, when I was Lord of the Earth,yadā āsiṁ mahīpati; my name was Sudassana the Great,Mahāsudassano nāma, a wheel-turning monarch of great power.cakkavattī mahabbalo.

There, thrice a day,Tatthāhaṁ divase tikkhattuṁ, I declared in one place or another:ghosāpemi tahiṁ tahiṁ; ‘Who needs what? Who wants what?‘Ko kiṁ icchati pattheti, To whom ought riches be given?kassa kiṁ dīyatū dhanaṁ.

Who needs an umbrella? Who is thirsty?Ko chātako ko tasito, Who a garland? Who some makeup?ko mālaṁ ko vilepanaṁ; What person, being naked,Nānārattāni vatthāni, and will put on colorful clothes?ko naggo paridahissati.

Who will take an umbrella on a highway,Ko pathe chattamādeti, who needs sandals, soft and pretty?’kopāhanā mudū subhā’; Thus I had it proclaimed everywhereIti sāyañca pāto ca, morning and night.ghosāpemi tahiṁ tahiṁ.

It was not just in ten places,Na taṁ dasasu ṭhānesu, or even a hundred,napi ṭhānasatesu vā; but in many hundreds of placesAnekasataṭhānesu, riches were prepared for supplicants.paṭiyattaṁ yācake dhanaṁ.

By day or by nightDivā vā yadi vā rattiṁ, if a supplicant comes,yadi eti vanibbako; then having gotten all he wants,Laddhā yadicchakaṁ bhogaṁ, he leaves with full hands.pūrahatthova gacchati.

I gave great gifts like thisEvarūpaṁ mahādānaṁ, for my whole life.Adāsiṁ yāvajīvikaṁ; I did not give because I disliked riches,Napāhaṁ dessaṁ dhanaṁ dammi, or because I had a store set aside.Napi natthi nicayo mayi.

Suppose a person is sick.Yathāpi āturo nāma, In order to be free of sicknessrogato parimuttiyā; having compensated the doctor with money,Dhanena vejjaṁ tappetvā, they become freed from sickness.rogato parimuccati.

Thus I, knowingly,Tathevāhaṁ jānamāno, in order to fulfill without remainder,paripūretumasesato; to fulfill what is lacking,Ūnamanaṁ pūrayituṁ, gave gifts to supplicantsdemi dānaṁ vanibbake; without clinging or reward,Nirālayo apaccāso, for the attainment of awakening.”sambodhimanupattiyā”ti.