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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mahāsudassanacariyaṁ catutthaṁ.