an7.53:6.1 “Sir, last night I rose at the crack of dawn and recited the verses of ‘The Way to the Far Shore’, and then I fell silent.
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an7.53:6.2 Then the great king Vessavaṇa, knowing I had finished, applauded me,
an7.53:6.3 ‘Good, sister! Good, sister!’
an7.53:6.4 I asked: ‘But who might you be, dearest?’
an7.53:6.5 ‘Sister, I am your brother Vessavaṇa, the great king.’
an7.53:6.6 ‘Good, dearest! Then may my recital of the teaching be my offering to you as my guest.’
an7.53:6.7 ‘Good, sister! And let this also be your offering to me as your guest.
an7.53:6.8 Tomorrow, the mendicant Saṅgha headed by Sāriputta and Moggallāna will arrive at Veḷukaṇṭa before breakfast. When you’ve served the Saṅgha, please dedicate the religious donation to me.
an7.53:6.9 Then that will also be your offering to me as your guest.’
an7.53:6.10 And so, sir, may the merit and the flourishing of merit of this gift be for the happiness of the great king Vessavaṇa.”