5. Naḷāgārikattheraapadānaṃ

31.

‘‘Himavantassāvidūre , hārito nāma pabbato;

Sayambhū nārado nāma, rukkhamūle vasī tadā.

32.

‘‘Naḷāgāraṃ karitvāna, tiṇena chādayiṃ ahaṃ;

Caṅkamaṃ sodhayitvāna, sayambhussa adāsahaṃ.

33.

‘‘Catuddasasu kappesu, devaloke ramiṃ ahaṃ;

Catusattatikkhattuñca, devarajjaṃ akārayiṃ.

34.

‘‘Catusattati ² kkhattuñca , cakkavattī ahosahaṃ;

Padesarajjaṃ vipulaṃ, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ.

35.

‘‘Ubbiddhaṃ bhavanaṃ mayhaṃ, indalaṭṭhīva uggataṃ;

Sahassathambhaṃ atulaṃ, vimānaṃ sapabhassaraṃ.

36.

‘‘Dve sampattī anubhotvā, sukkamūlena codito;

Gotamassa bhagavato, sāsane pabbajiṃ ahaṃ.

37.

‘‘Padhānapahitattomhi , upasanto nirūpadhi;

Nāgova bandhanaṃ chetvā, viharāmi anāsavo.

38.

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

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā naḷāgāriko thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Naḷāgārikattherassāpadānaṃ pañcamaṃ.