[506] "When my mind (citta) was thus concentrated — purified, cleansed, unblemished, rid of corruptions (upakkilesa), malleable, wieldy, steady, and attained to imperturbability — I directed it toward the knowledge (ñāṇa) of the recollection of past abodes. I recollected my manifold past abodes, that is: one birth, two births … Thus, with their aspects and particulars, I recollected my manifold past abodes. This, Prince, was the first true knowledge (vijjā) attained by me in the first watch of the night: ignorance (avijjā) was dispelled, true knowledge arose; darkness was dispelled, light arose — as happens for one who dwells diligent, ardent (ātāpī), and resolute."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.