The Tham Vessantara-jAtaka - Khamkoo

thus: “When, Great Being, I was looking for fruits and roots in forest in the afternoon,
there were many wonderful miracles happening; the earth roamed, and the sound
reached the three heavens. There was frightening sounds from all sides and the
mountains gave echo to their agreement. Then NArada and Pabbata rejoiced with you;
all the thirty three gods with Indra at the head together rejoice.” As the Great Being
describing his action, and then MaddI saying thus: “Great king Vessantara, the gift was
indeed given well.” she praised the gift and sat down sharing his joy.
TamattaM pakAsento satthA Aha : Then, the Enlightened One, the teacher of men
and gods, in explaining about the beautiful MaddI, the daughter of the king of Madda
country, who came to stay at the hermitage in the forest, rejoiced in the gift of the
children, to the monks thus: Iti maddI varArohA rAjaputtI yasassinI vessantarassa
anumodi puttake dAnamuttaM : “Thus MaddI, the beautiful and lovely princess rejoices
with Vessantara, said thus: children the best of the gifts”.
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MaddipabbaM niTThitaM : The end of the section on MaddI, consisting of ninety stanzas.
Section Twenty One
Sakkapan : The section on Sakka
Namotassatthu : May homage be to the Buddha.
Evantesu aGGamaGGaM sammodanIyaM kathaM kathentes :. Devotees, ladies and
gentlemen, young and old, pay your attention attentively to the teaching about the
description on Indra, the king of gods. Tesu tvisu khattiyesu : when the two noble born,
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