[74. Bhisāluvadāyaka1]
Plunging into a forest grove,
I was living in the jungle.
I saw the Buddha, Vipassi,
Sacrificial Recipient. (1) [1435]
I gave him edible roots,2 and
water so he could wash [his] hand.
Worshipping [his] feet with my head,
I departed facing the north. (2) [1436]
In the ninety-one aeons since
I gave [him those] edible roots,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that is the fruit of good karma. (3) [1437]
In the third aeon [after that]
there was a strong wheel-turning king,
Kṣatriyan Bhisasammata,3
possessor of the seven gems. (4) [1438]
The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
[I have] done what the Buddha taught! (5) [1439]
Thus indeed Venerable Bhisāluvadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Bhisāluvadāyaka Thera is finished.
The Sixth Recitation Portion.