Walt 3074 The Victor Padumuttara
was the Master of Everything.
Explaining all existences,
he ferried many folks across. Verse 1Walt 3075 At that time I was a swan-king;
I was distinguished among birds.
Plunged into a natural lake,
I am sporting the sports of swans. Verse 2Walt 3076 Padumuttara, World-Knower,
Sacrificial Recipient,
the Victor would fly, all the time,
over that natural lake there. Verse 3Walt 3077-3078I having seen the God of Gods,
the Self-Become One, World-Leader,
gathered lotuses with my beak—
lovely, with a hundred petals—
and having broken off the stems,
tossing them into the sky, I
did pūjā to the Best Buddha,
pleased by the Leader of the World. Verse 4-5Walt 3079 Padumuttara, World-Knower,
Sacrificial Recipient,
the Teacher, standing in the sky,
gave me this expression of thanks: Verse 6Walt 3080 “Due to this single lotus gift,
with intention and firm resolve,
for one hundred thousand aeons
you won’t fall into suffering.” Verse 7Walt 3081 Having said this the Sambuddha
whose name was Ultimate Lotus,
after detailing my karma,
went according to his wishes. Verse 8Walt 3082 In the hundred thousand aeons
since I did that good karma then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of Buddha-pūjā. Verse 9Walt 3083 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 10
Thus indeed Venerable Ekapadumiya Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Ekapadumiya Thera is finished.