དམ་པའ་ཆས་པད་མ་དཀར་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 5.24

5.24

“The guide of the world, Abhi­jñā­jñānābhi­bhū
Was seated upon the Bodhimaṇḍa.
For ten full intermediate eons,
He did not attain enlightenment—insight into ultimate truth. {60}

“Devas, nāgas, asuras, and guhyakas
Were dedicated to making offerings to that Jina.
A rain of flowers rained down there
For the enlightenment and buddhahood of this guide of humans. {61}

“They played drums up above in the sky
In order to honor and make offerings to that jina,
And they greatly sorrowed that the Jina
For a long time did not realize the highest state.³¹⁸ {62}

“Then after ten intermediate eons had passed
Bhagavān Anābhibhū attained enlightenment.
At that time, the devas, humans,³¹⁹ nāgas,³²⁰ and asuras
All rejoiced and were overjoyed. {63}

“The sixteen young heroes who were the sons
Of that guide of humans, the one wealthy in qualities,
Leading thousands of millions of beings,
Came before the highest Lord of All Humans. {64}

“They bowed to the feet of the Guide
And requested him, ‘Lion who is Lord of Humans,
Teach the Dharma! With your excellent speech
Satisfy us who are in this world. {65}

“ ‘Great Guide, after a long time your appearance
Is known in the worlds in the ten directions.
There are omens that have aroused beings.
The airborne palaces of the Brahmās have been shaken. {66}

“ ‘In the eastern direction five hundred
Thousand million worlds have been shaken.
The supreme airborne palaces of the Brahmās
Have become endowed with extreme brilliance. {67}

“ ‘Seeing omens such as these
They have come before the Lord, the Guide of the World,
And they have scattered flowers over the Guide
And offered to you all of their airborne palaces. {68}

“ ‘They request you turn the wheel
And praise you through verses.
But, King and Lord of Humans, you are remaining silent,
As if to say, “It is not yet time for me to teach the Dharma.” {69}

“ ‘It has been the same in the southern direction
And similarly in the west, below, and in the north,
And the same above and in the intermediate directions,