[6] I saw the Blessed One Sumedha,
the Eldest of the World, the Bull among Men,
the Leader of the World,
as he dwelt withdrawn in seclusion.
Having approached the Fully Awakened One,
Sumedha, the Leader of the World,
I raised my joined palms in reverence
and entreated the supreme Buddha:
"Have compassion, O Great Hero,
Eldest of the World, Bull among Men!
I shall give a lamp to you
as you meditate at the foot of the tree."
That Wise One consented,
the Self-Become One (Sayambhū), the Best of Speakers.
Then, having bored through the trees
and rigged up a contrivance,¹
I gave a thousand wicks
to the Buddha, the Kinsman of the World.
Having blazed for seven days,
the lamps went out.²
By that serene confidence of mind (citta)
and by my volitional resolves (cetanā),
on abandoning the human body
I arose in a celestial mansion (vimāna).
When I had been reborn in the state of a deva,
there was a mansion³ well fashioned for me,
blazing on every side —
this is the fruit of the gift of a lamp.
Twenty-eight times
I was a universal monarch (cakkavatti);
by day and by night I then saw
for a yojana all around.
Over the whole yojana around
I then shone forth;
I surpassed all the devas —
this is the fruit of the gift of a lamp.
For thirty aeons (kappa), as lord of the devas,
I exercised rulership over the devas;
none despise me —
this is the fruit of the gift of a lamp.
With knowledge (ñāṇa) I see a thousand worlds
in the Teacher's dispensation;
I have attained the divine eye (dibbacakkhu) —
this is the fruit of the gift of a lamp.
The Fully Awakened One named Sumedha
was thirty thousand aeons ago;
it was to him that I gave a lamp
with a serenely confident mind.
The four analytic insights (paṭisambhidā),
and also these eight liberations (vimokkha),
and the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized;
the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled.
It was thus, indeed, that the Venerable Elder Anuruddha spoke these verses.
The Apadāna of the Elder Anuruddha is concluded.
Seventh: The Apadāna of the Elder Puṇṇa Mantānīputta (5)
¹ Maramma (Burmese) ed.: *yojiyahaṃ tadā*. ² Maramma ed.: *dīpā vūpasamiṃsu me* ("my lamps went out"). ³ Maramma ed.: *byamhaṃ āsi sunimmitaṃ*; European (PTS) ed.: *thambho* ("pillar").
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.