[462] Then, Ānanda, King Nimi, having given a boon-village to the barber and having thoroughly instructed the prince, his eldest son, in kingship, shaved off his hair and beard, put on the ochre robes, and went forth from the household life into homelessness in this very Maghadeva Mango Grove.
He dwelt pervading one direction with a mind (citta) imbued with loving-kindness; likewise the second, likewise the third, likewise the fourth. Thus above, below, across, everywhere, and to all as to himself, he dwelt pervading the entire world with a mind imbued with loving-kindness—abundant, exalted, immeasurable, without enmity, without ill will. With a mind imbued with compassion … with a mind imbued with altruistic joy … with a mind imbued with equanimity he dwelt pervading one direction; likewise the second, likewise the third, likewise the fourth. Thus above, below, across, everywhere, and to all as to himself, he dwelt pervading the entire world with a mind imbued with equanimity—abundant, exalted, immeasurable, without enmity, without ill will.
Now, Ānanda, King Nimi played childhood games for eighty-four thousand years; he acted as viceroy for eighty-four thousand years; he ruled the kingdom for eighty-four thousand years; and for eighty-four thousand years, having gone forth from the household life into homelessness, he lived the holy life (brahmacariya) in this very Maghadeva Mango Grove. Having developed the four divine abodes (brahmavihāra), with the breaking up of the body, after death, he passed to the Brahmā world.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.