Paumacariya 1.90

1.90

ēyaṁ aṭṭhamarāmadēvacariyaṁ vīrēṇa siṭṭhaṁ purā, pacchā uttamasāhavēhi dhariyaṁ lōgassa ubbhāsiyaṁ
ēttāhē vimalēṇa pāyaḍaphuḍaṁ gāhānibaddhaṁ kayaṁ, suttatthaṁ nisuṇantu saṁpaï mahāpuṇṇaṁ pavittakkharaṁ

This career of the eighth Rāma was formerly told by Mahāvīra; thereafter it was preserved by excellent sages and revealed to the world. / Now it has been clearly set down in verses by Vimalasūri; listen now to the sacred meaning of the sūtra, possessing great merit and pure syllables.