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Evaṃ vutte satthā indakaṃ āha – "indaka, tvaṃ mama dakkhiṇapasse nisinno, kasmā anapagantvāva nisīdasī"ti?
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Now when Aṅkura had thus spoken, the Teacher addressed Indaka, “Indaka, you sit on my right hand; why do you sit there and depart not?”
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So "ahaṃ, bhante, sukhette appakabījaṃ vapanakassako viya dakkhiṇeyyasampadaṃ alattha"nti dakkhiṇeyyaṃ pabhāvento āha –
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Indaka replied, “Reverend Sir, like a farmer who has sown a little seed in a good field, I have received the blessing of him that is worthy of offerings.” And making clear who are worthy of offerings and who are not, Indaka said,
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