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Separately they were cast out, the men, women, and children; Separately they landed on an island, and lived there. 45. The island where the children landed, was known as Naggadīpa; The wives The island of Okkanta, is called Mahinda Island. 46. In the port of Suppāraka, Vijaya landed; The assembly there, with a thousand, frightened, he boarded the ship again. 47. In Lanka, the prince named Vijaya; Landed with firm resolve on Tambapaṇṇi Island; Between the twin Sāla trees; On the day of the Tathāgata's Parinibbāna. In the Mahāvaṃsa, composed to inspire faith and emotion in good people, The Chapter on the Arrival of Vijaya, The Sixth Chapter. The Seventh Chapter The Consecration of Vijaya 1. Having done good for all the world, having attained the peaceful state; On the couch of Parinibbāna, lay the Leader of the World. 2. In the great assembly of devas, the Great Sage; Spoke to Sakka, who was standing nearby, the foremost of speakers. 3. Vijaya, from the country of Lāḷa, son of King Sīhabāhu; He has reached this island of Laṅkā, accompanied by seven hundred followers. 4. My Dispensation, O King of Devas, will be established in Laṅkā; Therefore, protect him and his retinue, and Laṅkā well. 5. The King of Devas, having heard the word of the Tathāgata with reverence; Entrusted the protection of Laṅkā to the deva Uppalavaṇṇa. 6. As soon as he was spoken to by Sakka, he quickly came to Laṅkā; In the guise of a wandering ascetic, he sat down at the foot of a tree. 7. All of them, in front of Vijaya, approached him and asked; "Sir, what island is this?" "This is Laṅkā Island," he said. 8. "There are no humans here, and there will be no fear for you;" Having said this, he sprinkled them with water from his water-pot. 9. And having tied a thread on their hands, he departed through the sky; A yakkhinī, in the form of a dog, showed herself to the retinue. 10. One of them, though restrained, followed the prince; "There are dogs in a village," he thought. 11. And her mistress there, a yakkhinī named Kuveṇī; Sat at the foot of a tree, spinning like an ascetic woman. 12. Having seen the pond, and that ascetic woman sitting there; Having bathed and drunk there, and having taken water lilies. 13. And water from the pond, he stood up. She said to him; "You are my prey! Stop!" He stood. A man is bound, under control. 14. By the power of the protective chant, she could not devour him. Even though requested for that chant, the man did not give it to the Yakkhiṇī. 15. Having taken him, the Yakkhiṇī threw the weeping man into the dungeon. Thus, one by one, she threw even seven hundred there. 16. When all did not return, Vijaya became fearful. With his five weapons, having gone, he saw a beautiful pond. 17. He saw footprints of those who went down (but not out), and seeing her as an ascetic, he thought: "Indeed, by her, my servants have been seized!" 18. "Why do you not see my servants? It is you!" thus he said. "What, O prince, with servants? Drink, bathe!" thus she said. 19. "The Yakkhiṇī indeed knows my birth," thus he was certain. Having made known the Sangha by name, he strung his bow and approached. 20. Having seized the Yakkhiṇī by the neck with a noose, with his left hand by the hair, but not with his right. 21. Having raised his sword, he said: "Give me my servants, you slave! I will kill you!" Terrified, the Yakkhiṇī begged for her life. 22. "Give me life, O master! I will give you a kingdom. I will do this task, and any other task as desired." 23. For the purpose of not harming, he made that Yakkhiṇī take an oath. "Bring the servants quickly!" As soon as it was said, she brought them. 24. "These are alive!" thus she said, and pointed out rice and so on. Of the devoured merchants, much varied food remained in the ship. 25. His servants, having prepared meals and curries, fed the prince, and all of them ate. 26. The best food, given by Vijaya, the Yakkhiṇī ate and was satisfied. Having created a charming form of a sixteen-year-old, 27. she approached the prince, adorned with all ornaments. She created a very luxurious bed at the foot of a tree, 28. well-enclosed with a curtain, adorned with a canopy. Having seen that, the prince, looking forward to the coming night, 29. having made preparations for rest, lay down comfortably on the bed. Having enclosed the curtain, all the servants and lay down. 30. At night, hearing the sound of musical instruments, and the sound of singing, He suddenly asked the yakkhiṇī, "What is this sound?" 31. "If I give the kingdom to my lord, and kill all the yakkhas, The humans will make a dwelling, and the yakkhas will kill me." 32. Thinking thus, that yakkhiṇī spoke to the prince: "This is the yakkha city, lord, with the Sīrīsa tree." 33. "There, the chief yakkha, a maiden from the city of Laṅkā, has been brought here; her mother has also come." 34. "At the auspicious wedding there, and also at a great festival here, This sound is occurring there, this is a great gathering." 35. "Today itself, kill the yakkhas, for it will not be possible hereafter." He said, "If they are not brought into sight, how can I kill them?" 36. "Where we make a sound, kill them with that sound. By the power of my weapon, it will fall upon their bodies." 37. Hearing her, and doing so, he killed all the yakkhas. He himself, having gained victory, took the adornments of the yakkha king. 38. With the remaining adornments, he adorned each of his servants. Having stayed there for a few days, he went to Tambapaṇṇī. 39. Having established the city of Tambapaṇṇī, Vijaya dwelt there, with the yakkhiṇī, surrounded by his ministers. 40. Having disembarked from the ship, Vijaya and his company then, being weary, leaned on the ground with their hands and sat down. 41. Since their hands became copper-colored, sprinkled with the copper-colored dust of the ground, That region and the island became known by that name. 42. That king Sīhabāhu, since he had seized the lion, is Sīhaḷa; by that connection, all these are Sīhaḷas. 43. Here and there, his ministers established villages. Anurādhagāma, named after Anurādha, near the Kadamba river. 44. On the bank of the Gambhīra river, the purohita Upatissa established Upatissagāma, to the north of Anurādha. 45. The other three ministers established separately, Ujjenī, Uruvelā, and also the city of Vijita. 46. Having settled the country, all the ministers, together, spoke. the royal daughter, my lord, anoint yourself with kingship. 47. Thus spoken, the royal prince did not wish for an anointing; without a Khattiya maiden, an anointing as chief queen. 48. Then the ministers, for their lord, made an effort for the anointing; even in difficult tasks, they were devoted to his purpose. 49. Many great and precious gifts, gems, pearls, and the like, having caused them to be taken, they sent them to the southern city of Madhura. 50. For the daughter of King Paṇḍu, for their lord, devoted to their lord; and also for the daughters of other ministers and people. 51. Quickly going by ship, those envoys to the city of Madhura, the gifts and the letter they showed to that king. 52. Then the king, having consulted with his ministers, and with his daughter, wished to send her, and also the daughters of the ministers and others. 53. Having obtained ninety-nine maidens, then he had a drum beaten; people here, desiring the going of daughters to Laṅkā. 54. Having dressed their daughters in double attire at the house doors, let them stand with that sign, "I will take from here," thus. 55. Thus having obtained many maidens, having satisfied that family, his daughter, adorned with all ornaments, and well-covered. 56. All those maidens, having received due honor, and as was fitting; and those worthy of a king, elephant-riders, charioteers, and servants. 57. And a thousand families of eighteen guilds, having given a letter, he sent them to Vijaya, the conqueror of enemies. 58. All of them disembarked from the ships, the great multitude at the Great Landing Place; therefore that port is called Mahātittha (Great Landing Place). 59. Vijaya’s heard-of daughter was of that Yakkhiṇī; having heard of the coming of the royal maidens, Vijaya spoke to the Yakkhiṇī. 60. “Go now, my lady, leaving the two children; humans are always afraid of non-humans,” thus. 61. Having heard that, she, afraid of the Yakkha’s fear, spoke to the Yakkhiṇī; “Do not worry, I will give you a tribute of a thousand.” 62. Having begged him again and again, taking both children, though afraid, she, without a way, approached Laṅkāpura. 63. Having seated her sons outside, she herself He entered that city. Recognizing her as a demoness, they were terrified, thinking her a thief. 64. The demons in the city were agitated, but one was brave; With a single blow of his hand, he destroyed the demoness. 65. Her uncle, a demon, came out from outside the city; Seeing those children, he asked, "Whose children are you?" 66. Hearing "Kuveṇī's," he said, "Your mother was killed here; They will kill you too if they see you, flee quickly!" 67. They came to Sumanakūṭa, fleeing quickly from there; The elder one, grown up with his younger sister, made his dwelling there. 68. Having grown up with sons and daughters, they lived with the king's permission; This is the origin of the Pulindas in Malaya itself. 69. The envoys of King Paṇḍu presented gifts; And they were the royal officials for Prince Vijaya. 70. Having shown respect and honor to the envoys, Vijaya gave suitable maidens to his ministers and people. 71. And all the assembled ministers, according to custom, anointed Vijaya to the kingship, and held a great festival. 72. Then King Vijaya, the daughter of King Paṇḍu, with great ceremony, anointed as chief queen. 73. He gave wealth to his ministers, and to his father-in-law, annually, conch pearls