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Venerable Lord and Great Benefactor, the land above the flowing woodland
is beautiful indeed. In the depths of night, as if with Indira's help, a
fantastically splendid scene is created; the land glows with reddish lights
reflected from red flying insects, red as drops of betel juice.
Venerable Lord of Mighty Diligence, MahÈvÊra, with lustrous body, the time
is opportune to (pay a) visit Kapilavatthu, the country of your birth.
30.
Visuddhasaddhadigunehi yuttÈ
sambuadharajaÑ
abhi
patthayantÈ
bah|hi tattheva janÈ samantÈ
samayo MahÈvÊra a~gÊrasÈnaÑ.
Venerable Lord and Great Benefactor, along the route from RÈjagaha to
Kapilavatthu, at the intermediate stations, all the virtuous people from the
neighbourhood, with pure and holy faith, have been waiting with ardent
expectation: ‚The Lord of the three worlds, the Omniscient, the Monarch of
the Dhamma, will surely come past our place, along this very route.‛
Venerable Lord of Mighty Diligence, MahÈvÊra, with lustrous body, the time
is opportune to (pay a) visit Kapilavatthu, the country of your birth.
31.
VicittraÈrÈmasupokkharaÒÒo
vicittranÈnÈpadumehi channÈ
bhisehi khÊraÑva rasaÑ pavÈyÈ ti
samayo MahÈvÊra a~gÊrasÈnaÑ.
Venerable Lord and Great Benefactor, the clear, clean ponds within the
magnificent gardens are covered to full capacity by lilies of the choicest
quality. The delicious juice, from the stalks and projecting roots of the lilies,
is as delicious as milk and the whole area is permeated with their fragrance.
Venerable Lord of Mighty Diligence, MahÈvÊra, with lustrous body, the time
is opportune to (pay a) visit Kapilavatthu, the country of your birth.
32.
Vicittranilalicch menala~kata
manuÒÒarukkhÈ ubhatovakÈse
samuggatÈ sattasamuhabh|tÈ
samayo MahÈvÊra a~gÊrasÈnaÑ
Venerable Lord and Great Benefactor, on either side of the route, all the
trees are thickly covered with lush, extra-ordinary decorative foliage of dark-
green, jutting out splendidly to great heights and resemble throngs of human
beings,
Venerable Lord of Mighty Diligence, MahÈvÊra, with lustrous body, the time
is opportune to (pay a) visit Kapilavatthu, the country of your birth.
33.
VicittaranilabbhanaivayÈtam vanam
surindaloke iva nandÈnaÑ vanaÑ
sabbotukaÑ sadhusugandhapupphaÑ
samayo MahÈvÊra a~gÊrasÈnaÑ.
Venerable Lord and Great Benefactor, like a streak of wonderful dark brown
clouds, the long and narrow woodland route between RÈjagaha and
Kapilavatthu stretches, fresh and green, resembling a covered passage of
emerald, like the garden of Nandavana in the celestial abode of Sakka. The
weather is fair and temperate at all seasons, and groves of various flowers