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When Vipassī was being born, I expounded the sign (nimitta):
"Bringing quenching to the multitude, he will become a Buddha in the world."
And at whose birth the ten-thousandfold world system quaked —
he now, the Blessed One, the Teacher, the One with Vision, teaches the Dhamma.
And at whose birth there was abundant light —
he now, the Blessed One, the Teacher, the One with Vision, teaches the Dhamma.
And at whose birth the rivers did not flow¹ —
he now, the Blessed One, the Teacher, the One with Vision, teaches the Dhamma.
And at whose birth the fire of Avīci did not blaze —
he now, the Blessed One, the Teacher, the One with Vision, teaches the Dhamma.
And at whose birth the host of birds did not fly about —
he now, the Blessed One, the Teacher, the One with Vision, teaches the Dhamma.
And at whose birth the mass of winds did not blow —
he now, the Blessed One, the Teacher, the One with Vision, teaches the Dhamma.
And at whose birth all gems shone forth —
he now, the Blessed One, the Teacher, the One with Vision, teaches the Dhamma.
And at whose birth there were the seven strides —
he now, the Blessed One, the Teacher, the One with Vision, teaches the Dhamma.
As soon as he was born, the Sambuddha surveyed all the quarters
and uttered the lordly utterance (āsabhī vācā): such is the nature (dhammatā) of Buddhas.
Having stirred the multitude with a sense of urgency (saṃvega), having extolled the Leader of the World,
having paid homage to the Sambuddha, I departed facing east.
In the ninety-first aeon from the present I extolled the Buddha;
I know of no bad destination (duggati): this is the fruit of extolling.
In the ninetieth aeon from the present there was one named Sammukhāthavika,
a wheel-turning monarch (cakkavatti) endowed with the seven treasures, of great might.
In the eighty-ninth [aeon] from the present, one named Paṭhavīdundubhi,
a wheel-turning monarch endowed with the seven treasures, of great might.
In the eighty-eighth aeon from the present, a khattiya (warrior-noble) named Obhāsa,
a wheel-turning monarch endowed with the seven treasures, of great might.
In the eighty-seventh aeon from the present, one named Saritacchedana,
a wheel-turning monarch endowed with the seven treasures, of great might.
In the eighty-sixth aeon, one named Agginibbāpana,
a wheel-turning monarch endowed with the seven treasures, of great might.
In the eighty-fifth aeon, a king named Vātasama,
a wheel-turning monarch endowed with the seven treasures, of great might.
In the eighty-fourth aeon², one named Gatipacchedana,
a wheel-turning monarch endowed with the seven treasures, of great might.
In the eighty-third aeon, one named Ratanappajjala,
a wheel-turning monarch endowed with the seven treasures, of great might.
In the eighty-second aeon, one named Padavikkamana,
a wheel-turning monarch endowed with the seven treasures, of great might.
In the eighty-first aeon, a king named Vilokana,
a wheel-turning monarch endowed with the seven treasures, of great might.
In the eightieth aeon, a khattiya named Girisāra³,
a wheel-turning monarch endowed with the seven treasures, of great might.
The four analytic insights (paṭisambhidā), and also these eight liberations (vimokkha),
and the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized: the Buddha's teaching (sāsana) has been fulfilled.
Thus indeed the Venerable Elder Sammukhāthavika spoke these verses.
The Apadāna of the Elder Sammukhāthavika is concluded.
The sixth: the Apadāna of the Elder Kusumāsaniya (126)
Notes (variant readings in the Siam Raṭṭha apparatus):
¹ M (Maramma/Burmese edition): "sandayuṃ."
² Pali "cullasītiyā" (eighty-fourth); M reads "pañcasītiyā" ("eighty-fifth").
³ M: "Girasāro."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.