[99] When I saw — in a wilderness grove, quiet and undisturbed —
Siddhattha, the best of seers, the receiver of oblations (āhuti),
quenched, a great nāga (mahānāga), like a lordly thoroughbred bull,
shining like the morning star (osadhī), revered by the host of devas,
such delight was mine at that guest, and knowledge (ñāṇa) arose at that very moment.
Having given honey to the Teacher when he had emerged from concentration (samādhi),
and having venerated with my head the feet of the Blessed One Siddhattha
with a serene and confident mind, I departed facing east.
In the thirty-fourth aeon (kappa) [from the present] I was the king Sudassana;
then honey flowed from lotus stalks into my very food,
and a rain of honey poured down: this is the fruit of that former deed (pubbakamma).
In the ninety-fourth aeon from the present, when I gave that honey,
I know of no bad destination (duggati): this is the fruit of the gift of honey.
In the thirty-fourth aeon from the present there were those four Sudassanas,
universal monarchs (cakkavattī) of great might, endowed with the seven treasures.
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.
Thus indeed the Venerable Madhupiṇḍika Thera spoke these verses.
The Apadāna of Madhupiṇḍika Thera is concluded.
Eighth: the Apadāna of Senāsanadāyaka Thera (98)
[On the fruit of offering a spread of leaves as lodging — section subtitle supplied by the Thai Royal edition.]
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.