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Of the color of a moon-white, excellent, royal elephant, Revealed himself in a dream to the wide-wise one. To Māyā, the queen, with lips like the bimba fruit, with eyes like open blue lotuses, With eyebrows like Indra's bow, with a face like a half-moon, With a full, gentle, pure, and excellent moon-like face, With beautiful golden swan-like breasts. With lotus-like feet and beautiful hand-sprouts, Radiant with the color of gold, with a body of excellent hue; Adorned with virtues such as morality, and other qualities, He approached the womb of the royal lady. At the moment of his conception, various wonders occurred; Then, he was taken under protection by men and gods. Like a lovely image of a lion seated On the pericarp of a delightful red lotus; The golden-hued lord of bipeds, Enjoyed lying on a couch in his mother's womb. As a red thread is seen in a clear gem, The wise one, awakening his mother's lotus-heart, is seen. At the end of ten months, the queen spoke thus to the king; "To my relatives' home, O king, I wish to go." 83. The king then gave consent, She went to her own family, With great pomp, Fitting for a divine birth. 84. A grove of Sāla trees adorned with fragrant flowers, Resounding with the sweet songs of intoxicated bees, Appearing to beckon flocks of birds with their eyes, She saw that Lumbinī grove, a place of great delight. 85. There, in that lovely place, she felt great joy, Beautiful with the charming grace of celestial nymphs; Approaching the root of a Sāla tree in full bloom, She grasped a Sāla branch, easily bent down by itself. 86. At that moment, by the force of the wind born of her karma, Her garments shifted, encircling her; The people protecting the queen, Withdrew from there and stood properly. 87. With a hand adorned with beautiful golden bangles and other ornaments, Radiant with exceedingly red fingernails, Grasping the branch with a hand softer than cotton and beautifully red, She stood there firmly, as if meditating. 88. From the womb of the incomparable one, A form radiant with the color of gold, Delighting the eyes, incomparable, Beautiful with outstretched hands and feet, Like a golden swan descending from a lotus. 89. Brahmā, taking a net of priceless, joy-increasing gold, Approached and received him with it; "O queen, rejoice, this is your foremost son, Born," he said, standing before her. 90. Other humans are born with bodies soiled by impurities, But this noble one is born, the chief of bipeds; Pure, like a precious, beautiful jewel, Placed on a very fine and soft Kāsi cloth. 91. Even so, going from the assembly, Two streams of water, auspicious, Upon the body of the fortunate one, And upon the body of the mother, a pleasant season, They caused to be taken for the sake of auspicious rites. 92. Those with joyful hands took a deerskin cloth, Approached and received him with it; The gods, with a silken wrapping, protected the hero, Those with hands of joy, the best of men, the lion-king of men. 93. Those hands, joyful, like the spotless moon, With feet marked with wheels, upon the earth, Firmly established, facing the east. He looked around in all directions, With lotus-like, elongated eyes. 94. One woman, hundreds of wheels, Of weapons were, with men and gods; The wise ones, with abundant perfumes, Worshipping him, spoke thus. 95. "There is no one here equal to you in wisdom, Where is there a man more eminent than you?" Thus, the Lord of the World, looking in the directions, Seeking even one equal to himself. 96. Facing north, he walked seven paces and spoke thus, "I am the chief of the world, the eldest, the best," and so on. 97. A unique, unparalleled sound, Worshipped by gods, demons, Brahmās, and kings; Taking the prince, the great crowd went, To the well-prepared city called Kapilavatthu. 98. A mountain of immense weight, a tree, the king of mountains, Meru, All the ocean water, he was able to bear; At the moment of birth, unable to bear the weight of his virtues, The earth trembled, as it were, for that excellent one. 99. Jackals played with deer, Crows were exceedingly joyful with owls; Garudas with great snakes, and Crowds of cats with mice. 100. Animals mingled with lions, Like mothers and fathers with their children; Ships that had gone to foreign lands, returned to their own country, And those who had gone to the forest, to the teacher Sarabhanga. 101. Adorned with various radiant lotuses, With continuous rows of waves; The great ocean, even the water there, Became exceedingly cool. 102. The sky was filled, With fully blossomed, hanging lotuses; Birds abandoned their flight in the sky, And even the rivers stood still, not flowing. 103. With the welcome arrival of unseasonal clouds, Mother Earth became delighted; Adorned with many flowers rained down by the winds, She was exceedingly beautiful. 104. Beautiful with garlands and ornaments in full bloom, Creepers embracing the trunks of trees; With fragrant pollen of excellent quality, The directions were exceedingly beautiful. 105. The entire sky, with fragrant incense, Was filled, becoming more delightful; Gods and demons, wearing various disguises, Together with music, all wandered about. 106. All the people were pleasant speakers. All directions became clear; Elephants trumpeted, lions roared, And there was the neighing of horses. 107. Lutes and drums in the sky, Each emitted lovely sounds; With the great earth, king of mountains, A beautiful, splendid light arose, delightful. 108. A pleasant-smelling, soft, cool breeze, Blowing, giving happiness to all beings; Those with bodies afflicted by many diseases, Were then freed, people became happy. 109. The world became beautiful With the splendor of waving fans. Breaking through the earth, waters flowed, People walked with upright bodies. 110. The blind saw dances without grace, The deaf heard delightful songs. 111. Even the Avīci hell-fire became cool; Aquatic creatures rejoiced, and beings laughed. 112. Food appeared for the hungry and thirsty ghosts; Even in the world between, light in the endless darkness. 113. The constellations, moon, and sun shone Even more brightly; jewels appeared on earth. 114. Breaking through the surface of the earth, Various five-colored lotuses blossomed. 115. Drums and other instruments, unplayed, untouched, Emitted exceedingly sweet sounds on earth. 116. People were freed from chains and fetters; The doors of houses in the world opened by themselves. 117. "Born in Kapilavatthu, son of Suddhodana, Sitting at the Bodhi-tree, he will become a Buddha." 118. Throwing up their robes and rejoicing, The hosts of gods played in Tāvatiṃsa heaven then. 119. The ascetic Kāḷadevala, powerful and wise, Was the family priest of wise King Suddhodana. 120. At the end of his meal, he went to Tāvatiṃsa heaven; Going there for his daytime dwelling, he sat in his abode. 121. Seeing them playing, having changed their appearance, He asked the reason for their joy, but they did not tell him. 122. Hearing that truly from him, his mind overflowing with joy, he went immediately to Suddhodana's residence. 123. Entering, the seer sat down on a well-prepared seat, "O great king, a son is born to you, intelligent and excellent. 124. I wish to see him," he said, the king, adorned, ordered the prince to be brought to pay homage. 125. Even as a prince, through the power of his virtues, his delightful lotus feet turned and rested on the ascetic's head. 126. By that very nature of the best of men, no one in the three worlds should be venerated; if the head of the lord of the three worlds, were to be placed at the ascetic's feet, 127. the head of the ascetic would shatter. So, raising his joined hands in reverence, he stood, a treasure of virtues, steadfast, lest he destroy himself inappropriately. 128. Seeing that marvel, the king, delighted, paid homage to the lotus feet of the god beyond gods, self-made, beautiful with auspicious wheel marks. 129. When the king's great auspicious festival was held, then the city was adorned like a city of gods; the people, beautifully adorned, gathered at his excellent abode. 130. Adorned with ornaments, surrounded by those people, the self-made one adorned with jewels, taking that incomparable auspicious festival, the king went with the grace of Indra. 131. In a certain place, under a jambu tree, beautiful with various radiant colors, having laid him down, the nurses went to behold the auspicious signs. 132. Under the jambu tree, radiant with the splendor of a golden star-studded canopy, the wise one, sitting on a pleasant couch, entered into meditation, having made space. 133. Seeing him sitting like a golden image, and his shadow remaining still, the nurses, approaching, said, "An amazing thing is seen in your son." 134. Hearing that about the lotus-eyed one, shining with the luster of a pure moon, he said, "This is my second act of homage," and bowed his head at his son's feet. 135. Then other various kinds of things were born in the world. Wonderful! Shown to me in brief, by one fearing elaboration. 136. In which are palaces adorned with various precious gems, Adorned with diverse canopies, couches, and seats; Embellished with rows of stairs and broad terraces, Decorated appropriately for the three seasons. 137. From the peaks, rays of light, like celestial abodes, From the peaks, rays of light constantly mocking; Like the sun's rays opening lotus groves, They cause the lotus-like faces of the world to bloom. 138. With walls adorned with various jewels, women always, Without the need for mirrors, beautify their own bodies. 139. Where a moat resembling liquid orpiment is visible, A tonic for the eyes, adorned with walls of nectar. 140. Where a moat, like a girdle of sapphires, adorned with various jewels,