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this good deed bring peace and happiness to all beings.
18. Devas belonging to the earth and to the celestial realms are assembled here. We all pay
our homage to the Sangha whose presence in the world is most auspicious. May this
good deed bring peace and happiness to all beings.
Concluding Stanza: An earnest wish
Let the devotees recite Ratana Sutta beginning with ‘
YÈnÊdha....
’ to this Stanza on Earnest
wish, and the three scourges will be kept at bay as in ancient VesÈlÊ. Do not go after new-
fangled ways of reciting other PÈli compositions. This discourse, uttered by the Buddha
Himself, will prove efficacious to those who recite it with due faith. Accordingly, may
those wishing to be free from all troubles recite Ratana Sutta which is most excellent.