[145] When the Lord of the World had attained final Nibbāna—
Piyadassī, supreme among men—
with a mind full of confidence, glad at heart,
I made a railing (vedi) for the Buddha.
Surrounding it with gems,
I made it supreme;
and having held a celebration for the railing (vedikā),
I passed away right there.
Into whatever womb I am reborn,
be it the state of a deva or of a human,
they bear a gem¹ aloft in the sky:
this is the fruit of my meritorious deed.
In the sixteen-hundredth aeon (kappa) from this one,
there were thirty-two² kings
named Maṇippabhāsa,
wheel-turning monarchs (cakkavatti) of great power.
¹ The Burmese and European editions read *maṇī* ("gems").
² The Burmese edition reads *chattiṃsāsiṃsu* ("there were thirty-six").
The four analytical insights (paṭisambhidā),
and these eight liberations (vimokkha) besides,
and the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized;
the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled.
It was thus, indeed, that the Venerable Vedikāraka the Elder spoke these verses.
The Apadāna of the Elder Vedikāraka is concluded.
The Apadāna of the Elder Saparivāriya, the fourth (144).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.