[248] "I pay homage to your father, Bhaddā — to Timbaru, O Suriyavacchasā —
through whom you, so lovely, were born,
the begetter of joy for me.
As the breeze is delightful to one who sweats,
as drinking water to one who thirsts,
so you, radiant one (aṅgirasī), are dear to me,
as the Dhamma is dear to the arahants.
As medicine to one who is sick,
as food to one who hungers,
quench me, Bhaddā,
as one quenches a blazing fire with water.
As an elephant scorched by the summer heat
plunges into a lotus pond of cool water,
strewn with filaments and pollen,
so would I plunge into your breast and belly.
Like an elephant gone beyond the goad,
who deems the pike and lance conquered,
I do not comprehend the cause,
intoxicated as I am by your shapely thighs.
My mind is bound fast to you;
my mind has been transformed;
I cannot turn back,
like a fish that has swallowed the hook.
Embrace me, Bhaddā, O fair-thighed one;
embrace me, you of gentle eyes;
enfold me, lovely one —
this is my heart's deepest longing.
My desire for you of the waving hair,
though indeed it was but little,
has grown to be manifold,
like an offering (dakkhiṇā) given to an arahant.
Whatever merit I have done
toward arahants such as those,
may that, O you lovely in every limb,
ripen for me together with you.
Whatever merit I have done
upon this circle of the earth,
may that, O you lovely in every limb,
ripen for me together with you.
As the son of the Sakyans, through absorption —
unified, prudent, possessed of mindfulness —
the sage seeking the deathless:
so do I seek you, O Suriyavacchasā.
Just as the sage would rejoice
on attaining supreme awakening (sambodhi),
so would I rejoice, lovely one,
having come to union with you.
If Sakka, lord of the Tāvatiṃsa gods,
were to grant me a boon,
it is you, Bhaddā, that I would choose —
so firm is my desire.
Like a sāla tree not long in blossom
is your father, O wise lady;
worshipping, I pay homage to him
whose offspring is such as you."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.