Atha kho bhagavā sattāhassa accayena tamhā samādhimhā vuṭṭhahitvā ajapālanigrodhamūlā yena mucalindo tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā mucalindamūle sattāhaṁ ekapallaṅkena nisīdi vimuttisukhapaṭisaṁvedī.
Then, at the end of those seven days, the Blessed One emerged from that perfect peace of mind and went from the foot of the goatherd’s banyan to the Mucalinda tree. There he sat at the foot of the Mucalinda tree for seven days in one posture, experiencing the ease of liberation.
Tena kho pana samayena mahā akālamegho udapādi, sattāhavaddalikā sītavātaduddinī. Atha kho mucalindo nāgarājā sakabhavanā nikkhamitvā bhagavato kāyaṁ sattakkhattuṁ bhogehi parikkhipitvā uparimuddhani mahantaṁ phaṇaṁ karitvā aṭṭhāsi— “mā bhagavantaṁ sītaṁ, mā bhagavantaṁ uṇhaṁ, mā bhagavantaṁ ḍaṁsamakasavātātapasarīsapasamphasso”ti.
At that time a great unseasonal rain cloud arose—a weeklong deluge marked by cold winds and bad weather. Then the serpent king Mucalinda came forth from his abode, encircled the Blessed One’s body seven times with his coils, and stood with his great hood spread over the Blessed One’s head, thinking: “May the Blessed One not be cold. May the Blessed One not be hot. May the Blessed One not come into contact with gadflies, mosquitoes, wind, sun, or creeping things.”
Atha kho mucalindo nāgarājā sattāhassa accayena viddhaṁ vigatavalāhakaṁ devaṁ viditvā bhagavato kāyā bhoge viniveṭhetvā sakavaṇṇaṁ paṭisaṁharitvā māṇavakavaṇṇaṁ abhinimminitvā bhagavato purato aṭṭhāsi pañjaliko bhagavantaṁ namassamāno. Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi—
Then, at the end of those seven days, the serpent king Mucalinda knew that the sky was clear and free of clouds. He uncoiled himself from the Blessed One’s body, withdrew his own form, and created the appearance of a young man. He stood in front of the Blessed One with his hands joined in reverence, honoring the Blessed One. Then, understanding the significance of this, the Blessed One at that time expressed this inspired utterance:
“Sukho viveko tuṭṭhassa,
Sutadhammassa passato;
Abyāpajjaṁ sukhaṁ loke,
Pāṇabhūtesu saṁyamo.
Sukhā virāgatā loke,
Kāmānaṁ samatikkamo;
Asmimānassa yo vinayo,
Etaṁ ve paramaṁ sukhan”ti.
“Pleasant is seclusion for the content one,
who has heard the Dhamma and who sees;
harmlessness is happiness in the world—
restraint towards living beings.
Pleasant is dispassion towards the world,
the surpassing of sensual desire;
but for he who has given up the conceit ‘I am’,
this is the highest happiness.”