[73] A trumpet-flower (āpāṭali) that had been discarded on the great highway
I placed upon the stūpa (thūpa) of Sikhī, the Kinsman of the World (lokabandhu).
In the thirty-first aeon (kappa) from now — the deed that I did then —
I know of no bad destination (duggati): this is the fruit of worshipping the stūpa.
In the fifteenth aeon from now there was a khattiya named Pupphiya,⁵
a wheel-turning monarch (cakkavatti) endowed with the seven treasures, of great might.
The four analytic insights (paṭisambhidā), and also these eight liberations (vimokkha),
the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized; the Buddha's teaching has been done.
Thus indeed the Venerable Nāgasamāla the Elder spoke these verses.
The Apadāna of the Elder Nāgasamāla is concluded.
#1 Ma.: sakacintī avo pupphī sapaccāgamanena ca. #2 Ma.: parappasādībhisado.
#3 Ma.: pupphacaṅkoṭakīpi ca. #4 Ma.: atthadassibhi. #5 Ma., Yu.: Bhūmiyo.
(Ma. = Burmese edition; Yu. = European edition — variant readings reproduced from the source.)
The Apadāna of the Elder Padasaññaka, the Second (72)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.