Safeguard Recitals (a book of protection chants)

The Fourth Recital - 164
The South
Yena petā pavuccanti, pisuṇā piṭṭhimaṁsikā,
There they say (go) the departed, who speak maliciously, backbiters,
pāṇātipātino luddā, corā nekatikā janā,
killers of creatures, hunters, thieves, and fraudulent people,
ito sā Dakkhiṇā disā, iti naṁ ācikkhatī jano. [68]
from here that is the Southerly direction, so the people declare.
Yaṁ disaṁ abhipāleti Mahārājā yasassi so,
That direction is watched over by a resplendent Great King,
kumbhaṇḍhānaṁ ādhipati, Virūḷho iti nāma so. [69]
he is the master of the kumbhaṇḍhas, Virūḷha, such is his name.
Ramatī naccagītehi, kumbhaṇḍhehi purakkhato,
He delights in song and dance, he is honoured by kumbhaṇḍhas,
puttā pi tassa bahavo, ekanāmā ti me sutaṁ, [70]
he also has a great many sons, all of one name, so I have heard,
asītiṁ dasa eko ca, Indanāmā mahabbalā,
they are eighty and ten and one, Inda by name, ones of great strength,
te cāpi Buddhaṁ disvāna, Buddhaṁ ādiccabandhunaṁ, [71]
they, having seen the Awakened One, the Buddha, kinsman of the sun,
dūrato 1 va namassanti, mahantaṁ vītasāradaṁ:
from afar, do reverence him, who is great and fully mature:
“Namo te purisājañña! Namo te purisuttama! [72]
“Reverence to you, excellent one! Reverence to you, supreme one!
Kusalena samekkhasi, amanussā pi taṁ vandanti,
You have looked on us with goodness, the non-human beings worship you,
sutaṁ netaṁ abhiṇhaso, tasmā evaṁ vademase: [73]
we have heard this repeatedly, therefore we should speak like this:
“Jinaṁ vandatha Gotamaṁ, Jinaṁ vandāma Gotamaṁ,
“You should worship the victor Gotama, we should worship the victor Gotama,
vijjācaraṇasampannaṁ, Buddhaṁ vandāma Gotamaṁ!”” [74]
who has understanding and good conduct, we should worship the Buddha Gotama!””
1 PPV2: durato