Verses on Dhamma 26.12.p2

26.12.p2

Tadā kira sakko paṭhamayāmāvasāne devaparisāya saddhiṃ satthāraṃ upasaṅkamitvā vanditvā ekamante sāraṇīyadhammakathaṃ suṇanto nisīdi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe kisāgotamī ‘‘satthāraṃ passissāmī’’ti ākāsenāgantvā sakkaṃ disvā nivatti. So taṃ vanditvā nivattantiṃ disvā satthāraṃ pucchi – ‘‘kā nāmesā, bhante, āgacchamānāva tumhe disvā nivattatī’’ti? Satthā ‘‘kisāgotamī nāmesā, mahārāja, mama dhītā paṃsukūlikattherīnaṃ aggā’’ti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha –

For at that time, at the end of the first watch, Sakka, attended by a host of deities, drew near the Teacher, saluted the Teacher, sat down respectfully on one side, and listened to the Teacher as he preached the Law in his usual pleasing manner. At that moment Kisā Gotamī said to herself, "I will go see the Teacher," and proceeded thither through the air. But when she saw Sakka, she turned back. Sakka saw her salute the Teacher and turn back, and straightway asked the Teacher, "Reverend Sir, who is this that draws nigh to you, and then, seeing you, turns back?" The Teacher replied, "Great king, this is my daughter Kisā Gotamī, foremost of the nuns who wear refuse-rags." So saying, he pronounced the following Stanza,