Brahmā ca꜕ lokādhipa꜕tī sa꜕hampa꜕tiKa꜕tañja꜕lī a꜕nadhiva꜕raṃ a꜕yāca꜕thaSantī꜓dha sa꜕ttāppa꜕ra꜕jakkha꜕-jātikāDesetu꜕ dhammaṃ a꜕nu꜕kampi꜕maṃ pa꜕jaṃThe Brahmā god Sahampati, Lord of the world,With palms joined in reverence, requested a favour:‘Beings are here with but little dust in their eyes,Pray, teach the Dhamma out of compassion for them.’