Walt 1923 Although my name was “Nārada,”
I was known then as “Kesava,”
seeking after both good and bad,
I came into Buddha’s presence. Verse 1Walt 1924 Loving-Hearted, Compassionate,
Atthadassi, the Sage so Great,
consoling all the world’s beings,
the Eyeful One preached his Dhamma. Verse 2Walt 1925 Having brought my own heart pleasure,
pressing both my hands on my head,
after I’d worshipped the Teacher,
I departed facing the east. Verse 3Walt 1926 In the seventeen-hundredth aeon
I was king, ruler of the earth,
known as Amittavāsana,
a wheel-turner with great power. Verse 4Walt 1927 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5
Thus indeed Venerable Ekapasādaniya Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Ekapasādaniya Thera is finished.