[331] When this was said, the brahmin Jāṇussoṇi descended from his all-white chariot drawn by mares, arranged his upper robe over one shoulder, raised his joined palms in reverence toward the Blessed One, and uttered this inspired utterance three times: "Homage to that Blessed One, the Arahant, the Perfectly Enlightened One! Homage to that Blessed One, the Arahant, the Perfectly Enlightened One! Homage to that Blessed One, the Arahant, the Perfectly Enlightened One! Perhaps at some time or other we might meet with that ascetic Gotama; perhaps there might be some conversation together."
Then the brahmin Jāṇussoṇi approached the Blessed One; having approached, he exchanged greetings with the Blessed One, and when the cordial talk conducive to mutual recollection was concluded, he sat down to one side. Seated to one side, the brahmin Jāṇussoṇi related to the Blessed One all of the conversation, as far as it had extended, that he had had with the wanderer Pilotika.
When this was said, the Blessed One said to the brahmin Jāṇussoṇi: "Brahmin, to this extent the simile of the elephant's footprint is not yet complete in detail. But, brahmin, as to how the simile of the elephant's footprint is complete in detail — listen to that and attend well; I shall speak." "Yes, sir," the brahmin Jāṇussoṇi replied to the Blessed One.
**The Simile of the Elephant's Footprint**
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.