9. Biḷālidāyakattheraapadānaṃ

53. ‘‘Himavantassāvidūre, vasāmi paṇṇasanthare;

Ghāsesu gedhamāpanno, seyyasīlo cahaṃ [seyasīlovahaṃ (syā. ka.)] tadā.

54. ‘‘Khaṇantālu [khaṇamālu (syā.)] kalambāni, biḷālitakkalāni ca;

Kolaṃ bhallātakaṃ billaṃ, āhatvā paṭiyāditaṃ.

55. ‘‘Padumuttaro lokavidū, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggaho;

Mama saṅkappamaññāya, āgacchi mama santikaṃ.

56. ‘‘Upāgataṃ mahānāgaṃ, devadevaṃ narāsabhaṃ;

Biḷāliṃ paggahetvāna, pattamhi okiriṃ ahaṃ.

57. ‘‘Paribhuñji mahāvīro, tosayanto mamaṃ tadā;

Paribhuñjitvāna sabbaññū, imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsatha.

58. ‘‘‘Sakaṃ cittaṃ pasādetvā, biḷāliṃ me adā tuvaṃ;

Kappānaṃ satasahassaṃ, duggatiṃ nupapajjasi’.

59. ‘‘Carimaṃ vattate mayhaṃ, bhavā sabbe samūhatā;

Dhāremi antimaṃ dehaṃ, sammāsambuddhasāsane.

60. ‘‘Catupaññāsito kappe, sumekhaliyasavhayo;

Sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahabbalo.

61. ‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā biḷālidāyako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Biḷālidāyakattherassāpadānaṃ navamaṃ.