[109] To Padumuttara, the Buddha, the Eldest of the world, the steadfast one (tādī),
seated upon a spread of grass, calmed, steadfast —
having taken flowers of reed and bound them into a fan,
I presented it to the Buddha, the Lord of the two-footed, the steadfast one.
The All-Knowing One, the Leader of the world, having accepted the fan,
and knowing my intention, spoke this verse:
"Just as my body has been quenched and no fever is found,
even so may your mind (citta) be released from the threefold fires."
All the devas assembled, whosoever dwelt in the trees:
"We shall hear the word of the Buddha as he gladdens the donor."
The Blessed One, seated there, honored by the assembly of devas,
gladdening the donor, spoke these verses:
"Through this gift of a fan and through the aspirations of his mind,
he will become a wheel-turning monarch (cakkavatti), Subbata by name.
"Through the remainder of that kamma, impelled by the bright (wholesome) root,
he will become a wheel-turning monarch, Māluta by name.
"Through this gift of a fan and through abundant esteem,
for a hundred thousand aeons (kappa) he will not be reborn in a bad destination (duggati).
"In thirty thousand aeons there will be thirty-eight named Subbata;
in twenty-nine thousand, eight bearing the name Māluta."
The four analytic insights (paṭisambhidā), and these eight liberations (vimokkha),
and the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized; the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled.
Thus indeed the Venerable Naḷamāliya, the Elder, spoke these verses.
The Apadāna of Naḷamāliya Thera is concluded.
The Seventh Recitation Section (bhāṇavāra).
8. The Apadāna of Āsanupaṭṭhāyaka Thera (108)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.