[254] Then it occurred to the Blessed One: "This Sakka has been purified for a long time. Whatever question he asks me, he will ask only what is connected with benefit, not what is unconnected with benefit; and whatever I, being asked, shall answer, that he will understand quickly indeed."
Then the Blessed One addressed Sakka, lord of the devas, in verse:
"Ask me your question, Vāsava,
whatever you wish in your mind;
of each and every question
I shall make an end for you."
End of the first recitation section (bhāṇavāra).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.