Verses on Dhamma 25.12.p14

25.12.p14

Udānaṃ udānetvā ‘‘kiṃ nu kho me katvā ayaṃ sampatti laddhā’’ti olokento ‘‘padumuttarapādamūle patthanaṃ ṭhapesi’’nti ñatvā puna ‘‘saṃsāre saṃsaranto asukasmiṃ nāma kāle bārāṇasiyaṃ sumanaseṭṭhiṃ nissāya jīvanto annabhāro nāma ahosi’’ntipi ñatvā –

“What did I do to win this Attainment?” thought Anuruddha. Straightway he perceived, “In the dispensation of the Buddha Padumuttara I made an Earnest Wish; and at a later time, as I passed through the round of birth and rebirth, I was reborn at Benāres at such and such a time, and gained my living by working for hire for Treasurer Sumana. Annabhāra was my name.” And he said,