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happy joys of Nirwana, and torn out by the roots all the 

 evil faculties of his mind, became Buddha. 



III. 



I worship the great company of priests, which bestows 

 tranquillity on the world, a vessel of virtue, and a field of 

 merit, and which has given its lotus-like feet to the head of 

 Brahmas, gods, and men. 



IV. 



May the gods, Brahma, Sakkra, Vishnu, Graniswara, 

 Iswara, Kateragama, the Sun, Balabaddra, and the king of 

 Nagas, bless the world of beings with peace. 



V. to XI. 



In the womb of this world who can be compared to 

 Visakawa, this woman, of full and blameless faith— faith of 

 the three gems— the famous Meniksami, gentle, of gloriously 

 beauteous form, her forehead marked with pure saffron, 

 of high lineage, who, as the softly flowering, quivering, 

 golden creeper encircles the trees of paradise, turns herself 

 round the chief minister Attanayaka, whose fame is pub- 

 lished in the world, and whose joy and honor have been in- 

 creased by his pleasant service at the beautiful feet of king 

 Singha, banner-bearer of the vase of the sun, who can 

 equal her — granddaughter of a chief minister — pure child of 

 parents, pure as milk in a white shelled chank, sweet of 

 speech, a goddess in her splendour, grand- daughter of that 

 SepalaAdikar — a holy man of merchant- caste — who received 

 the premiership from the excellent monarch, king of men, 

 Buwanekabahu, whom the goddess of victory adorned with 

 a sword, and who hearkens to the doctrines and preaching of 

 Buddha, whose feet are on his head ? 



