[269. Upāgatabhāsaniya[1]]
Amidst the Himalayan [mounts,]
there was a well-apportioned lake.
I was a demon[2] in that place,
with low morals,[3] terrifying. (1) [2573]
Vipassi, Leader of the World,
Merciful, Compassionate One,
did come into my presence [then,]
with a desire to lift me up. (2) [2574]
Going forth with expectation,
I paid homage to the Teacher,
the Great Hero who had arrived,
the God of Gods, the Bull of Men. (3) [2575]
In the ninety-one aeons since
I worshipped the Supreme Person,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that is the fruit of worshipping. (4) [2576]
The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
[I have] done what the Buddha taught! (5) [2577]
Thus indeed Venerable Upāgatabhāsaniya Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Upāgatabhāsaniya Thera is finished.