釋迦譜 1.463

1.463

At that time, Upaga heard this verse and felt great joy in his heart. Praising it as unprecedented, he joined his palms in reverence, circumambulated, and departed, repeatedly looking back until he could no longer see [the Buddha]. Then the World-Honoured One went forward again, next arriving at the bank of the Ajapāla [river]. At dusk he stopped to rest and entered absorption. At that time, wind and rain lasted for seven days. In that water was a great dragon king named Mucilinda, who saw the Buddha enter absorption and wrapped his body around him seven times. When the seven days were complete, the dragon king transformed into a human form, bowed his head to the Buddha's feet, and addressed the Buddha, saying: 'Has the World-Honoured One suffered severely from the wind and rain during these seven days?' At that time, the World-Honoured One replied with a verse: