[57] On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Koḷiyas, where there was a town of the Koliyans named Pajjanela. Then, in the morning, the Blessed One dressed, took his bowl and robe, and approached the residence of Suppavāsā, the Koliyan daughter; having approached, he sat down on the seat that had been prepared. Then Suppavāsā, the Koliyan daughter, with her own hand served and satisfied the Blessed One with excellent hard and soft food. Then, when the Blessed One had finished eating and had withdrawn his hand from the bowl, Suppavāsā, the Koliyan daughter, sat down to one side. As she was sitting to one side, the Blessed One said this to Suppavāsā, the Koliyan daughter:
"Suppavāsā, a noble female disciple, in giving food, gives four things to the recipients. What four? She gives life span, she gives beauty, she gives happiness, she gives strength. Having given life span, she becomes a partaker of life span, whether divine or human. Having given beauty, she becomes a partaker of beauty, whether divine or human. Having given happiness, she becomes a partaker of happiness, whether divine or human. Having given strength, she becomes a partaker of strength, whether divine or human. Suppavāsā, a noble female disciple, in giving food, gives these four things to the recipients."
"When she gives food that is well prepared,
pure, excellent, and endowed with flavor,
that offering (dakkhiṇā), given to the upright,
to those endowed with good conduct, to the great ones,
joining merit with merit,
is of great fruit, praised by the knowers of the world.
Those who, recollecting such a sacrifice (yañña),
wander in the world filled with joy,
having removed the stain of stinginess together with its root,
blameless, they attain the heavenly place."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.