[40] When the Lord of the World (lokanātha) had attained Nibbāna —
Sikhī, the best of speakers —
delighted, with a delighted mind,
I venerated the supreme stūpa (thūpa).
Having had matters discussed with the builders
and having given the money, then,
delighted, with a delighted mind,
I had a long hall (āyāta) built.¹
For eight aeons (kappa) I dwelt
among the devas without interruption;²
in the remaining aeons
I wandered on in mixed succession.
Poison does not take hold in my body,
nor do weapons harm me;
I would not die in water³ —
this is the fruit of the long hall.
Whenever I wish for rain,
a great cloud pours down rain;
even the devas come under my sway —
this is the fruit of my meritorious deed.
Endowed with the seven treasures,
thirty times I was [a wheel-turning monarch];
no one despises me —
this is the fruit of my meritorious deed.
In the thirty-first aeon from now,
since I had the long hall built,
I know of no bad destination (duggati) —
this is the fruit of the long hall.
The four analytic insights (paṭisambhidā),
and also these eight liberations (vimokkha),
the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized;
the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled.
Thus indeed the Venerable Āyātadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.
The Apadāna of Āyātadāyaka Thera is concluded.
¹ Ma., Yu.: āyāgaṃ kārapesahaṃ ("I had an āyāga built").
² Ma.: abbokiṇṇaṃ; Yu.: abbocchinnaṃ.
³ Ma., Yu.: miyyāmi; āyāgassa … .
Ninth: The Apadāna of Dhammacakkika Thera (39)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.