I was a water bird who dwelled
within a natural lake there.
Then I saw him, the God of Gods,
when he was flying through the sky.With a mind that was very clear
I plucked some pollen with my beak
and then offered it to Tissa,
the Buddha, Kinsman of the World.In the ninety-two aeons since
I did pūjā with that flower,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of Buddha-pūjā.In the seventy-third aeon
I was one named Satapatta,
a wheel-turning king with great strength,
possessor of the seven gems.The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught!
Thus indeed Venerable Naḷinakesariya Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Naḷinakesariya Thera is finished.