[152] "We are indeed well, O king; and, O king, we are free from illness;
we sustain ourselves by gleaning (uñcha), and roots and fruits are plentiful.
Moreover, gadflies and mosquitoes and creeping creatures are but few;
in the forest thronged with beasts of prey, no harm befalls me.
For the many years that I have dwelt here in the hermitage,
I do not recall that any affliction displeasing to the mind has ever arisen.
Welcome to you, great king! And your coming is no ill-coming.
You are the master, and you have arrived: declare whatever there is here (that you would have).
Tinduka, piyāla, madhuka, and kāsamārī fruits —
fruits sweet as honey: eat, O king, of the choicest, the very best.
This drinking water, too, is cool, brought from a mountain grotto;
drink of it, great king, if you so wish."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.