一則本生故事，講述一位棄財出家的苦行者以一系列偈頌回答舉國爭論的「何為吉兆」問題，講述背景是佛陀被請教同一問題而宣說《吉祥經》。

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.