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[64] Chanting Book of Wat Phra Dhātu Srī Chomtong Voravihāra
Aggihuttaü mukhā yaññā
sāvitti chandaso mukhaü
Rājā mukhaü manussānaü
nadīnaü sāgaro mukhaü
Nakkhattānaü mukhaü cando
ādicco tapataü mukhaü
Puññam ākaïkhamānānaü
saïgho ve yajataü mukhaü.
Bhaõissāma mayaü gāthā
kāladānappadīpikā
Etā suõantu sakkaccaü
dāyakā puññakāmino.
[ 63] Keõiyānumodana-gāthā Verses Of Benediction In The Keõīyāsutta 10
Just as fire is the center of sacrificial rites
and Savitric metre the height of Chandas prosody,
and the monarch the head of his people,
and the ocean the mother of all waters,
and the moon the brightest among the stars in the sky,
and the sun the greatest to emit heat rays,
So is the Saïgha to the Dayaka, from whom
is derived Puñña for Dāna done.
Therefore we hereby say these verses
Telling of merits befitting time and place;
Asking all Dayakas seeking Puñña
on these verses to put their mind.
[64] Kāla-dāna-sutta-gāthā Verses Of Benediction On Timely Offering 106
Kāle dadanti sapaññā vadaññū vīta-maccharā
Kālena dinnaü ariyesu uju-bhūtesu tādisu
Vippasanna-manā tassa vipulā hoti dakkhiõā
Ye tattha anumodanti veyyāvaccaü karonti vā
Na tena dakkhiõā onā te pi puññassa bhāgino
Tasmā dade appañivāna-citto yattha dinnaü mahapphalaü
Puññāni para-lokasmiü patiññhā honti pāõinan ti.
Those with discernment, responsive, free from stinginess, give in the proper
season. Having given in the proper season with hearts inspired by the Noble
Ones − straightened, such − their offering bears an abundance. Those who
rejoice in that gift, or give assistance, they too have a share of the merit, and
the offering is not depleted by that. Therefore, with an unhesitant mind, one
should give where the gift bears great fruit.
Merit is what establishes living beings in the next life.
105 Pūjā p. 218 f.
106 Cf. BCI; CG; Pūjā 214 f. These verses are from the Kāla-dāna-sutta (Discourse on Seasonable Gifts), Aïguttara-Nikāya V.36. They are occasionally chanted when large
groups of people organize a donation for a special occasion, such as a kathina. (cf. BBC, CG)
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