[1096] To her the great king, the promoter of the growth of the realm of the Sivis, said:
"Having eaten boiled rice of sāli grain dressed with a sauce of pure meat,
when they eat the fruits of trees, how will the children fare?
Having eaten from a golden dish a hundred palas in weight, marked with a hundred lines,
when they eat from the leaves of trees, how will the children fare?
Having worn cloths of Kāsi, and linen, and cloths of Kodumbara,
when they wear garments of kusa grass, how will the children fare?
Having been borne about by litters, by palanquin, and by chariot,
when they run about on foot, how will the children fare?
Having slept in a peaked mansion, sheltered from the wind, its bolts fastened,
when they sleep at the root of a tree, how will the children fare?
Having slept upon couches, on fleecy woolen rugs spread with ornate coverlets,
when they sleep on a spread of grass, how will the children fare?
Having been anointed with perfumes, and with aloes-wood and sandal,
when they bear dust and dirt, how will the children fare?
Their limbs fanned with yak-tail whisks and peacock-feather fans, established in comfort,
when touched by gadflies and mosquitoes, how will the children fare?"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.