[1239]
Let parched grain and loose flowers, garlands, scents, and unguents,
and costly offerings of welcome stand ready,
by whatever road he shall come.
In village after village let a hundred jars
of fermented drink (meraya) and of strong drink (surā)
stand set out upon the road,
by whatever road he shall come.
Let meats and cakes and crisp fried pastries (saṅkulyā),
and kummāsa gruel dressed with fish,
stand set out upon the road,
by whatever road he shall come.
Let ghee, oil, curds, and fresh milk,
cakes of millet flour, and strong drink in plenty,
stand set out upon the road,
by whatever road he shall come.
And let there be confectioners and cooks,
actors, dancers, and singers,
hand-clap musicians and pot-drums (kumbhathūṇa),
muddikā performers, and reciters who charm away sorrow (sokajjhāyikā).
Let all the lutes (vīṇā) be sounded,
the great drums (bherī) and the tabors (dindima) too;
let the horns (kharamukha) be blown,
let the single-headed drums (ekapokkhara) thunder;
let the mudiṅga drums, the paṇḍava drums, and the conches,
the godhā lutes and the parivadantikā lutes,
and the tabors be struck —
the kuṭumba drums and the tabors as well.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.