Dhammapada 2.3.p5

2.3.p5

‘‘Padmaṃ yathā kokanadaṃ sugandhaṃ,
Pāto siyā phullamavītagandhaṃ;
Aṅgīrasaṃ passa virocamānaṃ,
Tapantamādiccamivantalikkhe’’ti. (saṃ. ni. 1.123; a. ni. 5.195) –

Even as the lotus, the red lotus, of fragrant perfume, appears at early morn full-blown, with fragrance unimpaired,
Behold the Buddha, resplendent as the blazing sun in the sky.