かつて裕福だったが森の苦行者となったバラモンが、何が真の吉祥かという全国的な論争に真実の祝福についての詩句で答える本生話で、仏が同じ問いの解決を求められて『マハーマンガラ経』を説いたときに語られた。

A birth-story about a former wealthy brahmin turned forest ascetic who answers a nationwide debate on what constitutes a good omen with a set of verses on true blessings, told when the Buddha was asked to settle the same question and taught the Mahāmaṅgala Sutta.