此经背景为阿修罗与诸天的一场战斗，讲述帝释天与阿修罗王 Vepacitti 在裁判面前辩论：面对愚人之怒，究竟应严惩还是应以忍辱克制？最终帝释天赞叹忍辱的偈颂赢得诸天喝彩。

A discourse set during a battle between the Asuras and the Devas, in which Sakka and the Asura lord Vepacitti debate before a panel of judges whether harsh punishment or patient restraint is the wiser response to a fool’s anger, with Sakka’s verses on patience winning the Devas’ applause.