Destroyer of the dart of craving, the Buddha is unrivaled. I bow to the great hero, the Buddha, Kinsman of the Sun. In the same way that divinity ought be revered by we gods, dear sir, today we shall revere you—come, let us revere you ourselves! You alone are the Awakened! You are the Teacher supreme! In the world with its gods, you have no rival.”

Then Sakka addressed the centaur Pañcasikha, “Dear Pañcasikha, you were very helpful to me, since you first charmed the Buddha, after which I went to see him. I shall appoint you to your father’s position—you shall be king of the centaurs. And I give you Bhaddā Suriyavaccasā, for she loves you very much.” Then Sakka, touching the ground with his hand, expressed this heartfelt sentiment three times: “Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha! Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha! Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!”