But now crossed o’er the flood and freed from sin.
287. He whose dwelling and whose wisdom are tenfold;
He who has seen and gained ten precious things;[226]
Attended by ten hundred as a retinue,—
The Blessed One,—has come to Rājagaha.
The multitude, seeing the beauty of the young Brāhman, thought, “This young Brāhman is exceeding fair, and yet we have never yet beheld him.” And they said, “Whence comes the young Brāhman, or whose son is he?” And the young Brāhman, hearing what they said, answered in the verse,
288. He who is wise, and all subdued in heart,
The Buddha, the unequalled among men,
The Arahat, the most happy upon earth!—
His servant am I.