Mahāgovinda’s ConductMahāgovindacariya

“Then again when I was“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, high priest for seven kings,sattarājapurohito; I was venerated by the gods among menPūjito naradevehi, as the brahmin Mahāgovinda.mahāgovindabrāhmaṇo.

Then in all seven kingdomsTadāhaṁ sattarajjesu, what I received as tributeYaṁ me āsi upāyanaṁ; I used to give a great giftTena demi mahādānaṁ, unwavering as the ocean.Akkhobbhaṁ sāgarūpamaṁ.

It was not because I disliked riches or grain,Na me dessaṁ dhanaṁ dhaññaṁ, or because I had a store set aside,Napi natthi nicayo mayi; but because omniscience is precious to me,Sabbaññutaṁ piyaṁ mayhaṁ, that is why I gave such fine riches.”Tasmā demi varaṁ dhanan”ti.