Tattha kosalādhipāti so kosalaraṭṭhādhipo kusale pana dhamme adhipatiṃ katvā viharati tena naṃ ālapantī evamāha. Kusalādhipāti kusalajjhāsayāti attho. Bāḷhaṃ pītimano pabhāsasīti ativiya pītiyuttacitto hutvā bhāsasi tasmā kathetha tāva me etāsaṃ gāthānaṃ atthanti.

Athassā gāthānamatthaṃ āvīkaronto mahāsatto catasso gāthā abhāsi

Imasmiṃyeva nagare kule aññatare ahuṃ

parakammakaro āsiṃ bhatako sīlasaṃvuto.