Dhammapada 1.2.2_45

1.2.2_45

‘‘Abhikkantena vaṇṇena, yā tvaṃ tiṭṭhasi devate;
Obhāsentī disā sabbā, osadhī viya tārakā;
Pucchāmi taṃ deva mahānubhāva, manussabhūto kimakāsi puñña’’nti. –

Divinity, you who possess surpassing beauty,
Illuminating all four quarters like the herb-star,
I ask you, god of mighty power,
What meritorious act did you perform in your human estate?