[26] Bhikkhus, this is the rule (dhammatā): as soon as he is born, the Bodhisatta (bodhisatta), having stood firmly on even feet, goes facing north with a stride of seven steps, and — while a white parasol is being held over him — he surveys all the quarters and utters the lordly utterance (āsabhī vācā): 'I am the foremost of the world, I am the eldest of the world, I am the best of the world. This is my last birth (jāti); now there is no renewed existence.' This is the rule in such a case.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.