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Thus, being devoted to merit, having provided for the island. 65. In eleven years, he went to the world of devas; Then his younger brother Dappuḷa became king after his passing. 66. He followed all the practices of the former kings; At that time, the sons of Mahinda, the lord of Rohaṇa, 67. Having been driven out by their father, came to their maternal uncle, the king; Seeing them and hearing that news, he gave them great strength. 68. He sent them to fight their father, devoted to the welfare of their relatives; Mahinda, the lord of Rohaṇa, knowing the situation as such. 69. Immediately prepared for battle, he, the mighty one, fought them; Both of them fled, having appointed a leader for the army. 70. Coming back again, they served the king and lived here; Their father, content with that, fought with another of his relatives. 71. He went to his death, and that relative also died, it is said; Then the king gave his niece, Kittaggabodhi. 72. His daughter named Deva, endowed with all beautiful qualities; He, leaving Dappuḷa to serve that king. 73. Himself taking the army, went to Rohaṇa; Having become the lord of Rohaṇa, fully endowed with all aspects. 74. Increasing with sons and daughters, he made his dwelling there; The king made the old house of Duminda new and firm. 75. With work inlaid with gold, and with his auspiciousness; For his own kingship, and for the perfection of the Teacher. 76. Having made it worthy of honor, he performed a great offering; He made the palace old. in the Hatthikucchi monastery. 77. He made a golden image of the Sage, in the Vāhadīpa monastery, and on the mountain Lāvarāva, and in the monasteries named Jeta. 78. He increased the Bodhi-house, and offered immeasurable worship; annually throughout the island, he gave robes as alms. 79. He enlarged the Mahāpāḷi, and oversaw the refectory; he gave a weighing-ceremony offering, and repaired what was dilapidated. 80. He observed the customs of former kings, without fault in mind; his great chief general, was named Vajira. 81. He built the Kacchavāla, a monastery for rag-robe wearers; he properly roofed the thūpa's house, in the Thūpārāma. 82. With golden bricks, he made golden doors; thus, for sixteen years, that king ruled. 83. He went to the destination, to which all beings must go; when that king reached, the world of devas then. 84. Then Aggabodhi by name, caused the drum of command to be beaten; his father, for his brother's son, named Mahinda. 85. Did not make his own sons, heirs to the kingdom; he showed affection to his relatives, even to his younger brothers. 86. Unable to bear it, he fled, disturbed, to the other shore; hearing of their coming together, he sent a great force. 87. Having fought with them, he seized their heads; having investigated among the communities, he did all that was to be done. 88. Throughout the entire island, he prevented evil practices; monks in the small monasteries, always received gruel. 89. Hearing that in the Mahāvihāra, the king, with a disheartened mind; the great village of Kaṇṭhapiṭṭhi, and also the village of Yābāla. 90. The village of Tela, and many others, he gave water-rights; he arranged for monks, to receive gruel in the monasteries. 91. From then on, that gruel, all received with respect; having beaten the drum on the island, and gathered the beggars. 92. He gave them gold, as they wished, for three days; having done such deeds, that meritorious one, for three years. 93. To see the fruit of his devotion, to the Triple Gem, the king d He died as if going on a short journey. 94. Thus impermanent are all beings; Even the Omniscient One meets death; Therefore, abandoning the arising of craving for existence, The wise one should be in the state of perfect wisdom. In the Mahāvaṃsa, made for the delight and spiritual urgency of good people, The Chapter of the Five Kings, the forty-seventh. Chapter Forty-Eight The One King 1. Then his younger brother, Sena, raised the parasol in the city; Seeing all beings as if his dear son, the wealthy one. 2. He followed the conduct of the former kings as it was; And he also established new conduct, in harmony with the Dhamma. 3. He performed what was to be done for monks and nuns, for relatives, for island dwellers, for fish, for deer and birds. 4. He arranged for Mahinda, who had gone to the other shore, to be killed; Thus he thoroughly purged all enemies of the kingdom. 5. He offered great alms to beggars seeking wealth; And delicious royal food to monks and brahmins. 6. His sons were Mahinda, Kassapa, and Udaya, three of them; Among them, Mahinda was the crown prince. 7. Being obedient to him, he respectfully attended to him; The king's queen was named Saṅghā. 8. When the king went to the city for sport in the ocean; Udaya, the chief prince, then became disaffected in the city. 9. Taking Nālā, the daughter of Māṇilā, who was protected by royal guard, he went to Pulatthinagara. 10. The king, not angry with him, made an unbreakable peace; Sending Mahādīpāda, he pleased him and brought him here. 11. Thus they were united, from then on, the khattiyas; Protecting the Dispensation and the world, they lived in great harmony. 12. Then, after some time, a powerful Paṇḍu king; Came here from Jambudīpa and began to seize the island. 13. The king, hearing, sent a great army to him; But due to the dispute of the ministers, the king was stubborn. 14. The Paṇḍu king, destroying all that northern region, Khandh He established a camp, in the great Tālitagāma village. 15. The Damila people dwelling here, many were there, hither and thither; All sided with him, then he became powerful. 16. Having gone there, the great army, began to fight for the king; King Paṇḍu, mounted on an elephant's back, also took his position. 17. The Damila army, hopeful, looked at their lord's face; Full of strength and enthusiasm, they cast away their lives for that cause. 18. But the island's army, lacking a lord, was dispirited; Fighting, they broke ranks, and fled hither and thither. 19. The great army descended, of King Paṇḍu at that moment; Like Māra's army, they advanced, crushing the great multitude. 20. The king, seeing his army broken, gathered all that was left; Leaving the city of Hatthasāra, he went towards Malaya. 21. Then mounting an elephant, the young prince Mahindaka; Fighting with his own army, he saw their flight. 22. Indeed, by one, it is not possible, to kill all of these; And death at the hands of these low-born, is not pleasant. 23. Therefore, better is my death, by myself, so thinking; While still on the elephant's back, he cut off his own head. 24. Seeing that, many servants, cut off their heads there; Seeing that, the Damila army, rejoiced, delighted and pleased. 25. Observing all this, the Sakyan Kassapa, the Ādāpāda; Mounted his excellent horse, well-equipped with great weapons. 26. Approaching the monastery, Abhaya, he alone; Even such a great army, he plunged into and tore apart. 27. Like Supaṇṇa seizing, a serpent in the water; He turned back all of them, and well-protected himself. 28. The horse alone was seen, like a line of horses; He, not seeing any of his own people, following him. 29. What is it to me, with one enemy, my wish fulfilled; In due course, living, I shall fulfill my wish. 30. Therefore, it is right to go, having scattered the great force; Fearless, the great warrior, reached Koṇḍivāta. 31. King Paṇḍu's great army, seized then to the city; That head of the crown prince, they showed to King Paṇḍu. 32. He, seeing it and having it cremated, to the kings who were messengers of Paṇḍu; Ordered all the rites at the cremation ground to be performed for him. 33. He had all the essence carried away, to the king's treasury; He took what was to be taken, from the monasteries and the city. 34. All the jewels in the palaces, the golden Buddha images; The stone images of the Sage, the two eye-like gems. 35. Likewise the golden plates, at the Thūpārāma cetiya; And the golden statues, in the monasteries here and there. 36. Having taken everything of value, he made the island of Laṅkā desolate; He abandoned the beautiful city, like one devoured by yakkhas. 37. The king also, having placed guards, here and there on the main roads; Lived at the mouth of the two rivers Gaṅgā, being apprehensive. 38. King Paṇḍu then, to make peace with the Sinhala lord; Sent ministers there, and the Sinhala ruler saw them. 39. Having heard their message, and accepted all of it; Having shown hospitality to the envoys, as they wished. 40. Having given two elephants, and all the ornaments; He sent them to him as envoys, for his own benefit. 41. King Paṇḍu, seeing all this, with a contented mind; Having sent back the envoys, that very day to the great city. 42. Having departed from the city, and gone to the port without delay; There he boarded a ship, and returned to his own country. 43. Then having come to the city, King Sīlāmegha; Having established the island in its proper place, lived composedly. 44. Having made his second brother, a khattiya named Udaya; He gave him the great province, the southern region of Sogattha. 45. He too, not long after, having performed meritorious deeds as was fitting; Afflicted by a certain disease, entered the mouth of death. 46. Kassapa the Adipāda also, living in Pulatthinagara; Having conspired with King Paṇḍu, was indeed killed. 47. At that time, the sons of Kassapa, the Adipāda, were four, of great worth, possessing auspicious marks. Kinship. 48. He who was Sena, the first of all, the prince named Sena; Brave, heroic, greatly energetic, fit for royal office, equal. 49. The king, having given him the great island-gift, as was proper; For his enjoyment, the southern region, with its vehicles, he assigned. 50. To the lord of Rohana, from Kittaggabodhi, were born four sons