And so we ought to declare: ‘We bow to Gotama the victor, accomplished in knowledge and conduct! We bow to Gotama the awakened!’

Where sets the sun—Aditi’s child, the great orb—with whose setting the day also ends; and of whom, when sun has set, it is said to be night’s umbra—there is a deep lake in that place, an ocean of flowing waters. That’s how they understand that lake there, as an ocean of flowing waters. From here that is the western quarter, so the people say. That quarter is warded by a great king, glorious, the lord of the dragons; his name is Virūpakkha. He delights in song and dance, honored by the dragons. And he has many mighty sons all of one name, so I’ve heard. Eighty, and ten, and one—all of them named Indra. After seeing the Awakened One, the Buddha, Kinsman of the Sun, they revere him from afar, the one great of heart and intrepid. Homage to you, O thoroughbred! Homage to you, supreme among men! You examine us skillfully; the non-humans bow to you. We’ve been asked many a time, ‘Do you bow to Gotama the victor?’ And so we ought to declare: ‘We bow to Gotama the victor, accomplished in knowledge and conduct! We bow to Gotama the awakened!’