[318] Then I wandered about through the wilderness, the barren waste, the trackless forest, [seeking] the shrine (cetiya) named Uttama of Sikhī, the Kinsman of the World.
Coming out from the great wood, I saw a lion throne (sīhāsana); raising my joined palms to one shoulder, I extolled the Leader of the World.
Having praised the Buddha, the supreme Leader of the World, through the daytime, joyful, with joyful mind (citta), I uttered this speech:
"Homage to you, O thoroughbred among men! Homage to you, O supreme among men! You are all-knowing, O great hero, eldest of the world, bull among men!"
Having lauded Sikhī by the making of a sign (nimitta), and having paid homage to the seat (āsana), I departed facing north.
In the thirty-first aeon (kappa) from this one, since I praised the Best of Speakers, I know of no bad destination (duggati): this is the fruit of praising.
In the twenty-seventh aeon from this one, there were seven named Atulya, universal monarchs (cakkavattī) of great might, endowed with the seven treasures.
The four analytic insights (paṭisambhidā) and also these eight liberations (vimokkha), the six superknowledges (abhiññā), have been realized; the Buddha's teaching (sāsana) has been fulfilled.
Thus indeed the Venerable Elder Āsanatthavika spoke these verses.
The Apadāna of the Elder Āsanatthavika is concluded.
Seventh: the Apadāna of the Elder Saddasaññaka (317)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.