King Mahāsudassana 1.23

1.23.1

Atha kho, ānanda, rañño mahāsudassanassa etadahosi:

Then King Mahāsudassana thought,

1.23.2

‘yannūnāhaṃ imāsu pokkharaṇīsu evarūpaṃ mālaṃ ropāpeyyaṃ uppalaṃ padumaṃ kumudaṃ puṇḍarīkaṃ sabbotukaṃ sabbajanassa anāvaṭan’ti.

‘Why don’t I plant flowers in the lotus ponds such as blue water lilies, and lotuses of pink, yellow, and white, blooming all year round, and accessible to the public?’

1.23.3

Ropāpesi kho, ānanda, rājā mahāsudassano tāsu pokkharaṇīsu evarūpaṃ mālaṃ uppalaṃ padumaṃ kumudaṃ puṇḍarīkaṃ sabbotukaṃ sabbajanassa anāvaṭaṃ.

So that’s what he did.

1.23.4

Atha kho, ānanda, rañño mahāsudassanassa etadahosi:

Then King Mahāsudassana thought,

1.23.5

‘yannūnāhaṃ imāsaṃ pokkharaṇīnaṃ tīre nhāpake purise ṭhapeyyaṃ, ye āgatāgataṃ janaṃ nhāpessantī’ti.

‘Why don’t I appoint bath attendants to help bathe the people who come to bathe in the lotus ponds?’

1.23.6

Ṭhapesi kho, ānanda, rājā mahāsudassano tāsaṃ pokkharaṇīnaṃ tīre nhāpake purise, ye āgatāgataṃ janaṃ nhāpesuṃ.

So that’s what he did.

1.23.7

Atha kho, ānanda, rañño mahāsudassanassa etadahosi:

Then King Mahāsudassana thought,

1.23.8

‘yannūnāhaṃ imāsaṃ pokkharaṇīnaṃ tīre evarūpaṃ dānaṃ paṭṭhapeyyaṃ—

‘Why don’t I set up charities on the banks of the lotus ponds,

1.23.9

annaṃ annaṭṭhikassa, pānaṃ pānaṭṭhikassa, vatthaṃ vatthaṭṭhikassa, yānaṃ yānaṭṭhikassa, sayanaṃ sayanaṭṭhikassa, itthiṃ itthiṭṭhikassa, hiraññaṃ hiraññaṭṭhikassa, suvaṇṇaṃ suvaṇṇaṭṭhikassā’ti.

so that those in need of food, drink, clothes, vehicles, beds, women, coined gold, or uncoined gold can get what they need?’

1.23.10

Paṭṭhapesi kho, ānanda, rājā mahāsudassano tāsaṃ pokkharaṇīnaṃ tīre evarūpaṃ dānaṃ—

So that’s what he did.

1.23.11

annaṃ annaṭṭhikassa, pānaṃ pānaṭṭhikassa, vatthaṃ vatthaṭṭhikassa, yānaṃ yānaṭṭhikassa, sayanaṃ sayanaṭṭhikassa, itthiṃ itthiṭṭhikassa, hiraññaṃ hiraññaṭṭhikassa, suvaṇṇaṃ suvaṇṇaṭṭhikassa.