[171] He cast off wrong livelihood (micchājīva),
and brought forth a manner of living that was fair, pure, and righteous;
he dispelled what was harmful,
and practiced what was beneficial and the happiness of the many.
In heaven the man experiences the good fruits,
having done deeds praised by the astute, the wise, and the good;
the equal of the finest in the city of the Third Heaven (tidiva),
he rejoices, endowed with delight and play.
Having passed away from there and gained human existence,
then, by the remainder of the ripening of the fruit of deeds well done,
he obtains that which is born of the mouth —
even, and pure, perfectly cleansed and gleaming white.
Many interpreters of marks, assembled together —
astute and esteemed men — foretold of him:
"With teeth twice-born, even, white, pure, and shining,
he will have a company of pure people for his retinue."
For the king, as he governs this great earth,
the multitude is a pure retinue;
there is no oppression, no harassing of the countryside —
they practice what is beneficial and the happiness of the many.
But if he goes forth, he becomes one free of evil,
an ascetic (samaṇa) whose dust is stilled, the veil rolled back;
rid of distress and weariness,
he sees this world and the world beyond, and the supreme as well.
Many, both householders and those gone forth,
carry out the instruction of him
who has dispelled evil — impure and blameworthy;
for he is surrounded by the pure,
who dispel the stains, barrenness, wickedness, and defilements (mala, khila, kali, kilesa).
Thus spoke the Blessed One. Elated, those bhikkhus rejoiced in the Blessed One's words.
The Lakkhaṇa Sutta, the seventh, is finished.
Siṅgālaka Sutta
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.