[Buddha-l] Singing for one's supper

[Mike Austin]

Dear Friends,

I was browsing Access to Insight and found the Kasi Bharadvaja Sutta. In 
this sutra, the Buddha referred to food that has somehow been associated 
with chanting. There are two apparently quite different translations. It 
is not clear to me what the intended meaning is.

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.1.04.than.html
"What's been chanted over with verses shouldn't be eaten by me."

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.1.04.piya.html
"What I receive by reciting verses, O brahman, I should not eat."

In the first translation, it seems that food may have been chanted over 
(blessed?) during preparation. In the second translation, it seems that 
food might be received as payment for recitation. Can anyone explain?

-- 
Metta
Mike Austin