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III. <strong>The</strong> Miracles at Uruvelā - 127<br />
“Mahiddhiko kho Mahāsamaṇo mahānubhāvo,<br />
“Powerful and majestic is this <strong>Great</strong> Ascetic,<br />
yatra hi nāma Sakko pi Devānam-indo veyyāvaccaṁ karissati,<br />
since even Sakka, the Lord of the Gods, does (him) service,<br />
na tveva ca kho Arahā yathā ahan.”-ti<br />
but he is surely not a Worthy One like I am.”<br />
Atha kho Bhagavā Uruvelakassapassa jaṭilassa bhattaṁ bhuñjitvā,<br />
<strong>The</strong>n the Gracious One, having eaten the yogi Uruvelakassapa’s food,<br />
tasmiṁ yeva vanasaṇḍe vihāsi.<br />
dwelt on in that very jungle thicket.<br />
[Jambupāṭihāriyaṁ]<br />
[28: <strong>The</strong> Rose-Apple Miracle]<br />
Atha kho Uruvelakassapo jaṭilo, tassā rattiyā accayena,<br />
<strong>The</strong>n the yogi Uruvelakassapa, with the passing of that night,<br />
yena Bhagavā tenupasaṅkami,<br />
approached the Gracious One,<br />
upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavato kālaṁ ārocesi:<br />
and after approaching he announced the time, (saying):<br />
“Kālo Mahāsamaṇa niṭṭhitaṁ bhattan.”-ti<br />
“It is time, <strong>Great</strong> Ascetic, the meal is ready.”<br />
“Gaccha tvaṁ Kassapa āyāmahan.”-ti<br />
“You go ahead, Kassapa, I am coming.”<br />
Uruvelakassapaṁ jaṭilaṁ uyyojetvā,<br />
After sending away the yogi Uruvelakassapa,<br />
yāya Jambuyā Jambudīpo paññāyati tato phalaṁ gahetvā,<br />
picking a fruit from the Rose-Apple (tree), (after which) the Rose-Apple Island is<br />
named, 180<br />
paṭhamataraṁ āgantvā, agyāgāre nisīdi.<br />
and arriving earlier, he sat down in the sacrificial firehouse.<br />
Addasā kho Uruvelakassapo jaṭilo Bhagavantaṁ agyāgāre nisinnaṁ,<br />
<strong>The</strong> yogi Uruvelakassapa saw the Gracious One sitting in the sacrificial firehouse,<br />
180 This means specifically the Rose-Apple tree that grows on Mount Meru in the Himalayas.
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