[225] Formerly I was a hunter of deer; in the wilderness, in the forest
I saw the Buddha, free from dust, the receiver of oblations (āhuti).
A piece of meat was given by me to Vipassī, the Great Seer (mahesi);
in the world together with its devas I exercised sovereignty.
[Apparatus footnote of the Siam Raṭṭha edition: 1. The Burmese and European editions read "pañcamake" ("in the fifth"). 2. The Burmese and European editions read "migaluddo"; from here onward likewise.]
Through this gift of meat (maṃsadāna) a jewel arises for me;
two jewels are mine in the world, for the attainment [of the goal] in this very life (diṭṭhadhamma).
I surpass them all through the attainment [won] by the gift of meat;
my body is supple, and my wisdom is subtle in discernment.
In the ninety-first aeon (kappa) from this one, since I gave the meat then,
I do not know of any bad destination (duggati): this is the fruit of the gift of meat.
In the fourth aeon from this one I was a lord of the people,
one named Mahārohita, a wheel-turning monarch (cakkavatti) of great might.
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 Dverataniya Thera spoke these verses.
The Apadāna of Dverataniya Thera is concluded.
The tenth recitation section (bhāṇavāra) [is concluded].
Fourth: The Apadāna of Ārakkhadāyaka Thera (224)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.