[13] "You who stand, O deity (devatā), with surpassing beauty,
illumining every quarter like the healing star (osadhī) —
by what is such beauty yours? By what does this prosper for you here,
and there arise for you whatever riches are dear to the mind?
I ask you, O goddess (devī) of great majesty:
what merit (puñña) did you make when you were a human being?
By what is your majesty so blazing,
and your beauty radiant in every quarter?"
That deity, glad at heart when questioned by Moggallāna,
explained, when asked the question, of what deed (kamma) this is the fruit:
"When I was a human being among humans,
I was a daughter-in-law (suṇisā) in the house of my father-in-law.
I saw a bhikkhu, stainless, serene, and unclouded;
confident, I gave him a cake with my own hands.
Having given a half-share of my portion,
I rejoice in the Nandana Grove.
By that is such beauty mine; by that does this prosper for me here;
and there arise for me whatever riches are dear to the mind.
By that is my majesty so blazing,
and my beauty radiant in every quarter."
The Suṇisā Vimāna (the Daughter-in-law's Mansion), the thirteenth.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.