[87] The fire-oblation (aggihutta) is the chief of sacrifices;
the Sāvittī is the chief of Vedic metres;
a king is the chief of human beings;
the ocean is the chief of rivers;
the moon is the chief of the constellations;
the sun is the chief of things that shine with heat;
for those desiring merit and making offerings,
the Saṅgha, truly, is the chief.
Then the Blessed One, having expressed appreciation (anumodanā) to Keṇiya the matted-hair ascetic with these verses, rose from his seat and departed.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.