2. Nāgakesariyattheraapadānaṃ
4.
‘‘ Dhanuṃ advejjhaṃ katvāna , vanamajjhogahiṃ ahaṃ ;
Kesaraṃ ogataṃ [ osaraṃ ( syā .), osaṭaṃ ( sī .)] disvā , patapattaṃ samuṭṭhitaṃ .
5.
‘‘ Ubho hatthehi paggayha , sire katvāna añjaliṃ ;
Buddhassa abhiropesiṃ , tissassa lokabandhuno .
6.
‘‘ Dvenavute ito kappe , yaṃ pupphamabhipūjayiṃ ;
Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi , buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ .
7.
‘‘ Tesattatimhi
T1.335 kappamhi [ sattasattatime kappe ( syā .)], satta kesaranāmakā ;Sattaratanasampannā , cakkavattī mahabbalā .
8.
‘‘ Paṭisambhidā catasso … pe … kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ ’’.
Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā nāgakesariyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti .
Nāgakesariyattherassāpadānaṃ dutiyaṃ .