Mahagovindasutta 35.1-9

35.1

Atha kho, bho, reṇu rājā aññataraṃ purisaṃ āmantesi:

So King Reṇu addressed one of his men,

35.2

“ehi tvaṃ, ambho purisa, yena mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo tenupasaṅkama; upasaṅkamitvā mahāgovindaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ evaṃ vadehi:

“Please, my man, go to the brahmin Great Steward and say that

35.3

‘rājā taṃ, bhante, reṇu āmantetī’”ti.

King Reṇu summons him.”

35.4

“Evaṃ, devā”ti kho, bho, so puriso reṇussa rañño paṭissutvā yena mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā mahāgovindaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ etadavoca:

“Yes, Your Majesty,” replied that man, and did as he was asked.

35.5

“rājā taṃ, bhante, reṇu āmantetī”ti.

35.6

“Evaṃ, bho”ti kho, bho, mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo tassa purisassa paṭissutvā yena reṇu rājā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā reṇunā raññā saddhiṃ sammodi.

Then the Great Steward went to the king and exchanged greetings with him.

35.7

Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinnaṃ kho, bho, mahāgovindaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ reṇu rājā etadavoca:

When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side, and the king said to him,

35.8

“etu, bhavaṃ govindo imaṃ mahāpathaviṃ uttarena āyataṃ dakkhiṇena sakaṭamukhaṃ sattadhā samaṃ suvibhattaṃ vibhajatū”ti.

“Come, let the good Steward neatly divide into seven equal parts this great land, so broad in the north and narrow as the front of a cart in the south.”

35.9

“Evaṃ, bho”ti kho bho mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo reṇussa rañño paṭissutvā imaṃ mahāpathaviṃ uttarena āyataṃ dakkhiṇena sakaṭamukhaṃ sattadhā samaṃ suvibhattaṃ vibhaji.

“Yes, worthy sir,” replied the Great Steward, and did as he was asked.