Dhaniyasuttaṃ [Snp 1.2, PTS 4–6]

"I dwell with my family near the bank of the Mahī;

My hut is thatched, my fire is kindled, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

"My dwelling for one night is near the bank of the Mahī;

My hut is unveiled, my fire is quenched, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

"The cattle graze in the marsh where grass has grown;

They could endure even rain that comes, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

"One who has crossed over, gone beyond, having removed the flood;

There is no need for the raft, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

"For a long time she has lived with me, agreeable;

I hear nothing bad of her, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

"For a long time trained, well-tamed;

No evil is found in me, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

"And my children are together with me, healthy;

I hear nothing bad of them, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

"I wander in the entire world as one who has completed his task;

There is no need for wages, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

"There are cows in calf and breeding cows too;

There is also a bull, the lord of the herd here, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

"There are no cows in calf, no breeding cows too;

There is no bull, no lord of the herd here, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

"The ropes are made of muñja grass, new and well-fashioned;

Not even the suckling calves can break them, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

"Like an elephant having torn apart a rotten creeper;

I shall not again go to lying in a womb, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

Having heard the god raining, Dhaniya spoke this matter.

We go to you for refuge, O One with Vision, be our Teacher, you, great sage.

May we become ones who have gone beyond birth and death, ones who make an end of suffering."

One with cattle likewise rejoices in cattle;

Clinging is the rejoicing of a man, for he who is without clinging does not rejoice."

"A cowherd's wife likewise grieves over cattle;

Clinging is the sorrowing of a man, for he who is without clinging does not grieve."