དམ་པའ་ཆས་པད་མ་དཀར་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 5.7

5.7

and upon the Bhagavān they threw and scattered flowers from the baskets the size of Sumeru. They strewed flowers up to a distance of ten yojanas from the Bodhi tree.

“They offered their divine Brahmā palaces to the bhagavān, saying, ‘Bhagavān, for the sake of showing compassion to us, accept these airborne palaces of the Brahmās. Bhagavān, for the sake of showing compassion to us, enjoy these airborne palaces of the Brahmās. Sugata, enjoy these airborne palaces of the Brahmās.’

“Bhikṣus, then those Mahābrahmās each offered to the Bhagavān their own airborne palace, and at that time, in the presence of the Bhagavān they fittingly praised him with these verses:

“ ‘Homage to you, the unequaled great rishi.
Deity above deities, with the voice of an avadavat,
Guide of the World and its devas,
We praise you who benefits and is kind to the world. {31}

“ ‘Lord, it is wondrous that after a long time,
You have somehow appeared in the world today.
A full eight thousand eons in this world of beings³⁰²
Has been devoid of buddhas.³⁰³ {32}

“ ‘An entire eight thousand³⁰⁴ eons
Has been devoid of a supreme human.
During that time the lower existences have multiplied
And rebirths as devas have diminished. {33}

“ ‘Now, through our merit, there has appeared in the world
The compassionate helper, the King of Dharma.
He is our eyes, our recourse, and refuge,³⁰⁵
Our protector, father, and likewise, friend.’ {34}

“Bhikṣus, the Mahābrahmās in the presence of the tathāgata, the arhat, the perfectly enlightened buddha Mahābhijñā­jñānābhi­bhū fittingly praised him with those verses, and then said to the Bhagavān,