一则本生故事，讲述一位弃财出家的苦行者以一系列偈颂回答举国争论的“何为吉兆”问题，讲述背景是佛陀被请教同一问题而宣说《吉祥经》。

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.