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A deity engages the Buddha in verse on food, exploring a teaching on suffering, liberation, and the law of kamma.

SN 1.43 Food

“Annamevābhinandanti,
ubhaye devamānusā;
Atha ko nāma so yakkho,
yaṁ annaṁ nābhinandatī”ti.

“Ye naṁ dadanti saddhāya,
vippasannena cetasā;
Tameva annaṁ bhajati,
asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.

Tasmā vineyya maccheraṁ,
dajjā dānaṁ malābhibhū;
Puññāni paralokasmiṁ,
patiṭṭhā honti pāṇinan”ti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Annamevābhinandanti,

“Both gods and humans

ubhaye devamānusā;

enjoy their food.

Atha ko nāma so yakkho,

So what’s the name of the spirit

yaṁ annaṁ nābhinandatī”ti.

who doesn’t enjoy food?”

“Ye naṁ dadanti saddhāya,

“Those who give with faith

vippasannena cetasā;

and a clear and confident heart,

Tameva annaṁ bhajati,

partake of food

asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.

in this world and the next.

Tasmā vineyya maccheraṁ,

So you should dispel stinginess,

dajjā dānaṁ malābhibhū;

overcoming that stain, and give a gift.

Puññāni paralokasmiṁ,

The good deeds of sentient beings

patiṭṭhā honti pāṇinan”ti.

support them in the next world.”