[128] At that time I was a brahmin in the city of Dhaññavatī,
[learned] in the marks (lakkhaṇa) and the legendary histories (itihāsa), together with the lexicons (nighaṇḍu) and the ritual manuals (keṭubha).
Skilled in philology (padaka), a grammarian (veyyākaraṇa), I was expert in omens (nimitta),
and I taught the sacred hymns (manta) to my pupils — a master of the three Vedas.
Five handfuls of lotus flowers (uppala) had been placed upon my back:
I desired to offer an oblation (āhuti) at the gathering for my father and mother.
Then the Blessed One Vipassī, at the head of the Saṅgha of bhikkhus,
illuminating all the directions, came — the bull of men.
Having prepared a seat and invited the Great Sage,
and having strewn it with those flowers, I conducted him to my own house.
Whatever food offering (āmisa) there was, set out in my own house,
that I presented to the Buddha, confident, with my own hands.
Knowing the time, when he had finished eating, I gave one handful [of lotuses];
having expressed his appreciation, the All-Knowing One departed, facing north.
In the ninety-first eon from now, since I gave that flower then,
I know of no bad destination (duggati): this is the fruit of the gift of flowers.
In the eon immediately following this, there was a king named Varadassana,
a wheel-turning monarch (cakkavatti) of great power, endowed with the seven gems.
The four analytic insights (paṭisambhidā), and also these eight liberations (vimokkha),
the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized: the Buddha's teaching has been carried out.
Thus indeed did the Venerable Kusumāsaniya, the Elder, speak these verses.
The Apadāna of the Elder Kusumāsaniya is concluded.
Seventh: The Apadāna of the Elder Phaladāyaka (127)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.