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PARITTA PARIKAMMA Let the deities in every universe around come to this place. Let them listen to the excellent Dhamma of the King of Sages that gives (rebirth in) celestial realms and liberation (from saṁsāra). Oh Happy Ones! This is the time for listening to the Dhamma. Homage to Him, the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Fully Enlightened One. Those deities who live on the earth, and who live in the skies, in this universe and in other universes, who are good-hearted and whose minds are peaceful, who have the Three Refuges (Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha) as refuge, and who always make effort to gain a multitude of qualities the King of deities who lives at the top of Mount Meru which is made of gold, and who is a gentle person; let all these deities come to listen to the words of the Excellent Sage, which are the best and are a source of happiness. Let all Yakkhas, Deities and Brahmas in all universes rejoice at the merit done by us which brings about prosperity. Let them especially be in unison and devoted to the Sasana (the Dispensation of the Buddha), and not be heedless in protecting the world. At all times may there be growth of the Sasana and the world. May the deities always protect the Sasana and the world. May all beings together with their relatives be in comfort, free from suffering and happy. Let them protect the beings from the bad kings, thieves, human beings, non-human beings, fire, water, ghosts, tree stumps, thorns, constellations, epidemics, false teachings, false views, bad people, from wild elephants, horses, deer, oxen, dogs, snakes, scorpions, water snakes, leopards, bears, hyenas, boars, buffaloes, Yakkhas, Rakkhasas, and from various dangers and diseases and calamities.