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Homage to that Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One. Nectar of Verses O Ananda, king, Great lord of ascetics, like a jewel, Whose body serves the ever-blooming lotus-like beloved; By the Elder, the bee, Dear to the Buddha, Dear to the profound virtues of the Buddha, This nectar of verses is composed, Let them drink it. 1. The Teacher's row of nails, Like drops of nectar, Flowing from the full moon disk of the urna, And resting on the petals of the lotus-like toes; Let them nourish the special people, Pure, drunk by the happy minds of bees. 2. Thrown by Mara, the enemy, Having turned around the Teacher, In the direction conquered by the Teacher's feet, For coolness they fell; That beautiful row of victorious toes, Which conquers the splendor of a golden arrow-row, May it grant to beings the victory of battle. 3. Whose backs shine with gradual elevation, Like the back of a beautiful tortoise, Golden-colored, fine-skinned; Whose very soft and long heels are well-placed; May the feet of the Conqueror Grant a place to people. 4. Which walk as if crushing The wonderful lotus-heads With their own splendor; And as if kissed by the pollen's hue; May those dustless feet of the Sage Grant fortune. 5. As if skillfully created here, To declare the state of being The auspicious lord of people In future times; May that pair of feet, With its one hundred and eight auspicious marks, Accomplish for us victorious blessings. 6. At the entrance to the excellent city of peace For all beings; As if always well-prepared and placed for auspiciousness; Which bear beautiful auspicious marks; May those feet of the Conqueror Lead to victorious blessings. 7. Which all the world has taken as a sign Of casting down all in their places, Having overcome all; Even the feet, which have cast down The heads of the three worlds; May they fill the world With causes for victorious blessings. 8. For demonstrating the state of being The sole refuge of the three worlds; Where the well-divided world stands ready; That pair of feet, Like a mirror reflecting all worlds; May it be a cause for the good creation of people. 9. For the excellent attainment Of transcendent glory; Where thousands of spokes and rims, Together with the wheel-seat, Shine forth as if doubled; May those feet grant all sovereignty. of people. 10. Where two kinds of manifested things Shine forth, In the sovereignty of the Dhamma and the entire world; The wheels, wheel-like, of Sudassana, May they today be the refuges, the feet, for beings. 11. May prosperity dwell in beings through the Sīrivaccha, May well-being stand firm in individuals through the Svastika; May the Nandivatta follow the joy of people, And may the Pādavataṃsaka adorn their heads. 12. May the Bhaddapīṭha go to the seat for good fortune, May the Vaddhamāna follow the growth of people; May the Puṇṇakumbha perform the most complete auspiciousness, And may it always protect people from dangers. 13. May the white parasol remove the heat of defilements, May the sword always cut off the host of evil enemies; May the fan remove the burning of defilements, And the fly-whisk, the mosquitoes of wrong views. 14. May that goad, which attracts the eyes of people, Ward off all obstacles to destinations; May the mark of the palace, like a dwelling place Of the splendor and grace of the lotus-feet, bring mental serenity. 15. May the Puṇṇapatta, which is a share for beings, Rightly give the Puṇṇapatta, which depends on the feet; May the Dāma, which is like a rope binding the minds of beings, Tame the pure minds of people. 16. May the feet, with their turbans, cups, jewels, and lotuses, Adorn the instruments of beings; May the ocean give the seven priceless jewels of enlightenment To those who have reached the good ship. 17. May the Meru, which is at the feet, be for your prosperity, Always, like a servant, bearing the splendor of the feet, Always, by the victory of its lofty, immovable qualities, Appointed here to bear up the abode of Sakka. 18. May that Cakkavāḷa mountain, all around, Protect the entire populace from all dangers; May the four great continents and the two thousand small ones Uphold beings, preventing them from falling into states of woe. 19. May the sun awaken the lotus-like beings, May the moon gladden the water-lilies in the minds; May all the constellations be for good fortune, May the wheel and the banner be for victory over enemies, for the banner of victory. 20. To conquer the assembly of Sudassana, the Cakkavāḷa Where the charming wheel-follower would bring forth; The wheel-follower, the Wheel-turning King surrounded by his assembly, May his pair of feet turn for the welfare of the people. 21. Having come to worship, indeed, standing on the Diamond Throne, The great conch named "Victorious and Supreme," cast by Indra; As if a conch entered beneath the feet out of fear of Māra, May this conch at the feet here turn for your peace. 22. The pair of golden fish, enjoying the offerings of the auspicious, Desiring many benefits for you, the people; As if seized by a crocodile, with minds disturbed, May they not approach to enter the lotus-foot pond. 23. May the seven rivers abandon the defilements born of people's minds, And may the seven lakes remove the burning of defilements; And may the seven mountains provide refuge for the people, Becoming your banners, famous in the world. 24. May the sandals be helpful in going peacefully, May that foot-whisk remove the burning in those places; As if raised for the great festival of the eyes of all people, May the archway turn for supreme auspiciousness. 25. In which the lion, having gone, burned with fear and strength, Humbled by gifts, as if tormented by head-splitting; Nālāgirī, the chief elephant, and Girimekhalā, May that lion-like valiant foot destroy the attacking. 26. May the golden king of feet destroy the evil ones, The tiger-chief, completely untamed among the Kali people; Not allowing the lord of horses, Vālāha, to arrive, May he lead the people to the city of peace at the feet. 27. The charming Chaddanta elephant, having shed anger, Holding firm in the direction of the wicked hunter; The elephant-chief at the feet now, May he frighten the beings, causing laughter to hundreds of others. 28. The elephant-king of the Uposatha, complete in all limbs, May he lead to the royal fortune of all four continents; As if glory, appointed to serve the feet, May it act for the welfare, like an image of Mount Kailasa. 29. In the time of the master's swan, bound by a net in the lake, Like a swan at the feet, having assumed a disguise; Like a mute bird, conquered by the sound of the going, May he lead all people to the state of having gone from existence. 30. Abandoning the divine lake, all the barren world, Having entered the charming foot-pond, Erāvaṇa Oh, the excellent elephant, Mounted by the mind, Leading beings swiftly, As if to Indra's city. 31. Having left his own dwelling, For the service of the feet, Having come to this delightful place, As if dependent on it; Protecting the sage's feet, Whose feet break the waves, The Nāga king Vāsuki, Making his body auspicious. 32. Of the Lord, with golden crests, Naturally graceful, As if revealing this grace, The peacock king, dependent on the feet; Like the sound of Dhamma teaching, A hunter for the world's serpent of evil, May it completely destroy (it). 33. For those beings, rich in wealth, gone to the ocean of samsara, May these feet be a beautiful four-faced golden ship; To the excellent city of Nibbāna, like Bharukaccha, Like a swift ship, gone by a skilled pilot. 34. For the sage, maturing the knowledge of enlightenment, As the Himalaya mountain is a supporter for the cause of concentration; In this way, for those who worship these feet, like the Himalaya mountain, May it be a cause for maturing the knowledge of enlightenment. 35. Firmly defeated by the sage's voice, As if bound in a cage, having lost its voice; That Karavīka bird, gone into the cage of the feet, May it abandon all unpleasant speech for all beings. 36. Those ruddy geese, crocodiles, and also cranes, And other living beings, and various other birds, Like those enjoying a lake; Worshipping the lotus feet of Vessantara, May beings always delight in these feet, as if there. 37. That Bodhisatta, who went like the moon-kinnara, The state of that Bodhisatta with his wife; May these feet, revealing the kinnara and kinnarī, Lead to the attainment of the path of harmony. 38. May the bull of the royal capital carry the foremost burden; May the cow with her calf give birth to joy; May those who serve the crops delight in the six heavenly realms of desire; May the meditators here hold the sixteen realms of elements. 39. Having heard the delightful Karavīka-like voice of the Conqueror, Even enemies, free from mutual fear, Having abandoned their movements, standing still, like the seven forms of the feet, May they destroy all the going of beings dependent on existence. 40. A pair of golden trumpets, like for Indra, Like a festival of fresh flower buds; Always well-prepared, placed for the sage standing, The two shanks... This is for the auspiciousness of people's eyes. 41. Like two mirrors of charming beauty, Mocking the radiance of ear-ornaments; Your two knees, like lovely ocean bubbles, Adorn the three worlds with their own nature. 42. Like the pair of excellent tusks given by Chaddanta, Your thighs, full of virtues like an elephant's trunk; Golden plantain stems for playful ocean goddesses, May they bestow perfect virtues upon people. 43. With mind-feet on your shanks' two axles, Your two wheels, mind-born horses of the sage; Your hips, the glory-bearing chariot, mind-mounted, May they swiftly lead the three worlds to peace. 44. From the charming, manifest banks of your chest-lake, The hair-line, like a row of water channels; Your navel, a deep pond of playful beauty,