“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, mahāpakkho mahiddhiko;“Then again when I was of great retinue and psychic power, Dhammo nāma mahāyakkho, sabbalokānukampako.a great spirit named Dhamma, I had sympathy for the whole world.

Dasakusalakammapathe, samādapento mahājanaṁ;Establishing the populace in the ten ways of skillful deeds, Carāmi gāmanigamaṁ, samitto saparijjano.I wandered from village to town, with friends and associates.

Pāpo kadariyo yakkho, dīpento dasa pāpake;A wicked, miserly spirit promoting the ten wicked ways Sopettha mahiyā carati, samitto saparijjano.was also wandering the earth with friends and associates.

Dhammavādī adhammo ca, ubho paccanikā mayaṁ;The righteous and unrighteous, we were each other’s foe. Dhure dhuraṁ ghaṭṭayantā, samimhā paṭipathe ubho.Slamming chariot poles, we collided together.

Kalaho vattatī bhesmā, kalyāṇapāpakassa ca;A dreadful quarrel ensued between the good and the ill, Maggā okkamanatthāya, mahāyuddho upaṭṭhito.a great war loomed aiming to push the other off the road.

Yadihaṁ tassa kuppeyyaṁ, yadi bhinde tapoguṇaṁ;If I had been upset with him, if I had broken my asceticism, Sahaparijanaṁ tassa, rajabhūtaṁ kareyyahaṁ.I could have reduced him to dust, together with his companions.

Api cāhaṁ sīlarakkhāya, nibbāpetvāna mānasaṁ;Nevertheless, for the sake of guarding my ethics, I quelled my heart. Saha janenokkamitvā, pathaṁ pāpassa dāsahaṁ.I left the road with my folk, giving it to the wicked one.

Saha pathato okkante, katvā cittassa nibbutiṁ;As soon as I stepped down off the path, and I had quelled my mind, Vivaraṁ adāsi pathavī, pāpayakkhassa tāvade”ti.the earth opened up for that wicked spirit.”

Dhammadevaputtacariyaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.