[166] Now the Blessed One Atthadassī, the Eldest of the world, the Bull among men,
having risen up into the sky, went along the pathway of the winds.¹
The spot whereon the Teacher, the Great Sage, was standing as he rose aloft —
that spot I worshipped, full of confidence, with my own hands.
Eighteen hundred eons (kappa) ago I saw the Great Sage;
I know of no bad destination (duggati) — this is the fruit of worshipping the place.
¹ Variant (Ma. and Yu. editions): "gacchate."
Eleven hundred eons ago there was [a king] named Gosujāta,
a universal monarch (cakkavatti) of great might, endowed with the seven treasures.
The four analytic insights (paṭisambhidā), these eight liberations (vimokkha) as well,
and the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized; the Buddha's teaching (sāsana) has been fulfilled.
Thus indeed did the Venerable Elder Desapūjaka speak these verses.
The Apadāna of the Elder Desapūjaka is concluded.
The Fifth: the Apadāna of the Elder Kaṇikārachadaniya (165)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.