Walt 1588 In a quiet and trouble-free
forest grove, I once having seen
Siddhattha the Sage, the Supreme,
Sacrificial Recipient, Verse 1Walt 1589Gone-Out-One, the Great Elephant,
Bull of Men, like a thoroughbred,
shining forth like the morning star,
praised by the assembly of gods,
much happiness arose in me;
knowledge came into being then. Verse 2Walt 1590 Giving honey to the Teacher
who’d risen from meditation,
and worshipping the Teacher’s feet,
I departed facing the east. Verse 3Walt 1591Then thirty-four aeons ago
I was the king, Sudassana;
sweet honey flowed from lotus roots
whenever I was eating them.
And it rained a rain of honey:
that’s the fruit of former karma. Verse 4Walt 1592 In the ninety-four aeons since
I gave him that honey back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of giving honey. Verse 5Walt 1593 And thirty-four aeons ago
there were four named Sudassana,
wheel-turning kings with great power,
possessors of the seven gems. Verse 6Walt 1594 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 7
Thus indeed Venerable Madhupiṇḍika Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Madhupiṇḍika Thera is finished.