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JOURNAL, R. A. S (CEYLON). [Vol. VIIL 



Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arakato Sammd Sam Buddhassa. 

 Permission ! 

 1. Be tliou Buddha to the end of a kalpa: 

 Be thou Buddha for immeasurable time : 

 Be thou Buddha whilst sun and moon exist : 

 Be thou Buddha for a thousand full kalpas : 

 for a, thousand intermediate kalpas : 

 for a thousand samovar. shaptana kalpas : 

 for a thousand dyu-varshaptana kalpas ! 



2. O Sahampati, mighty lord Brahma, who with one finger supportest 

 these 10,000 universes (sakivala), 



accept our merits : 

 pardon our offences : 

 hear us ! 



3. O illustrious Vishnu, great heavenly king, who residest on Vayi- 

 kundika Mount, listen to the prayers addressed to thee, 



accept our merits : 

 &c, &c. 



4. Sakra, mighty king of heaven, lord of two god-worlds, 



accept our merits : 

 &c, &c. 



5. O great heavenly king I'svara, the presiding deity of the I'sviira 

 cycle of twenty years, 



accept our merits ; 

 &c, . &c. 



6. O great Vishnu, heavenly king, who art seatedst on the back of a 

 full-grown garuda, of blue colour, of eminent valour, who measuredst 

 out this Lanka in three footsteps, when entrusted to thee by the 

 heavenly king Sakra, during the existence of Buddhism, of our 

 omniscient, true, and perfect Lord Buddha, Teacher of the Three 

 Worlds (Buddha-sesanaya) that will last 5,500 years, to show to the 

 inhabitants of this glorious Larika the path to the bliss of the great 

 f ' death-ceasing" Nirvana, 



accept our merits : 

 &C.j &c. 



7. O Kataragama Kandaswami, of the race of the four gods, Upulvan 

 (Vishnu), Saman-boksalla, Viuhisana, and illustrious Narayana Katra- 

 gama Kandaswami, who presidest over Devundara Devale, Maha 

 Kataragam Devale, Kuda Kataragam Devale, Funnaswaram Devale, 

 Sellandawa, Rankanda, Ridikanda, Menikgangava, Trinigangava, Wala- 

 vegangaga, Tembilivimanaya, Kiri Vehera, listen<with divine gracious- 

 ness to the prayers addressed to thee, 



accept our merits : 

 &c, &c. 



