2. Nāgakesariyattheraapadānaṃ

4.

‘‘Dhanuṃ advejjhaṃ katvāna, vanamajjhogahiṃ ahaṃ;

Kesaraṃ ogataṃ ² disvā, patapattaṃ samuṭṭhitaṃ.

5.

‘‘Ubho hatthehi paggayha, sire katvāna añjaliṃ;

Buddhassa abhiropesiṃ, tissassa lokabandhuno.

6.

‘‘Dvenavute ito kappe, yaṃ pupphamabhipūjayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

7.

‘‘Tesattatimhi kappamhi ⁴, satta kesaranāmakā;

Sattaratanasampannā, cakkavattī mahabbalā.

8.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā nāgakesariyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Nāgakesariyattherassāpadānaṃ dutiyaṃ.