Then at that time, the Bhagavat recited these verses:

“Whenever I was a cakravartin king, I gave away the earth with its oceans. I offered the four continents Filled with jewels to the past jinas.

“Because I sought the Dharma body, There was nothing in the past that was pleasant And cherished that I did not give away, And in many eons, I even gave up my cherished life.

“Many countless eons ago, I was King Susaṃbhava Within the teaching of the sugata Ratnaśikhin, A sugata who had passed into nirvāṇa.

“He was a cakravartin who ruled the four continents, And he reigned over the land as far as the oceans. At that time, the excellent king went to sleep In the royal palace for the teaching of the lord of jinas.

“In a dream he heard the qualities of a buddha, And in a dream about the dharmabhāṇaka Ratnoccaya, he clearly saw him Teaching this lord of the sūtras.

“That king awoke from his sleep, His entire body filled with joy. He reverently left the royal capital And approached the excellent śrāvaka saṅgha.

“He made offerings to the Jina’s śrāvakas, And he questioned this ārya saṅgha About the dharmabhāṇaka Ratnoccaya: ‘Where is Ratnoccaya, the bhikṣu with qualities?’

“At that time, Ratnoccaya Was dwelling in another cave In a state of happiness, contemplating And reciting this king of sūtras.

“Just then they showed the king The dharmabhāṇaka Ratnoccaya, Shining with perfect, glorious magnificence And residing in another cave.

“There the dharmabhāṇaka Ratnoccaya, Who possessed the profound range of the jinas, Was constantly teaching the lord king of sūtras That is called The Sublime Golden Light.

“King Susaṃbhava bowed down To the feet of Ratnoccaya and said, ‘I pray to you, who has a face like the full moon, to teach The Lord King of Sūtras, the Sublime Golden Light.’

“When Ratnoccaya promised that king, Susaṃbhava, that he would do so, All the devas throughout all the worlds In the trichiliocosm became overjoyed.

“At that time, the lord of men sprinkled Precious water and scented water On the ground of a pure and superior place, Scattered flower petals, and arranged a throne.

“The king adorned that throne with many thousands Of parasols, banners, and rolls of silk. The king scattered upon that throne Various kinds of excellent sandalwood.

“Devas, nāgas, asuras, kinnaras, Yakṣa lords, yakṣas, and mahoragas Rained down upon that throne A shower of divine coral tree flowers.

“Countless thousands of quintillions of devas Who longed for the Dharma arrived, And they scattered sal flowers When Ratnoccaya was brought forth.

“The dharmabhāṇaka Ratnoccaya Washed his body and wore clean robes, And when he approached that throne With his palms together, he bowed to it.

“The deva lords, the devas and devīs Residing in the sky, sent down a rain Of coral tree flowers and played Countless thousands of musical instruments.

“The dharmabhāṇaka bhikṣu Ratnoccaya, Remembering countless thousands of millions Of buddhas in the ten directions, Mounted the throne and sat upon it.

“Thinking of all beings with kindness And developing a compassionate mind, At that time he taught this sūtra To that king, Susaṃbhava.

“The king bowed with palms together And rejoiced in each single word. Through the Dharma’s power he shed tears, And his body was permeated with joy.

“In order to make an offering to this sūtra, At that time King Susaṃbhava held up A king of precious wish-fulfilling jewels And made a prayer for the benefit of all beings:

“ ‘May there rain down on this Jambudvīpa Jewelry that contain the seven jewels And whatever great wealth that will bring Happiness to the beings in this Jambudvīpa.’

“Just then a rain of the seven jewels, Of armlets, necklaces, and excellent earrings, And similarly, food, drink, and clothing, Rained down upon the four continents.

“When King Susaṃbhava saw That precious rain fall on Jambudvīpa, He offered the four continents that were Filled with jewels to the teaching of Ratnaśikhin.

“I, the Tathāgata Śākyamuni, was The king named Susaṃbhava, And at that time I offered up this earth With its four continents filled with jewels.

“The dharmabhāṇaka bhikṣu Ratnoccaya, Who was the one at that time who taught This sūtra to King Susaṃbhava, Became the Tathāgata Akṣobhya.

“Because of the good karma from Listening at that time to this sūtra And rejoicing in each single word, Because of rejoicing and hearing the Dharma,

“I always have a body that is golden in color, Has the signs of a hundred merits, Is beautiful to behold and a pleasure for the eyes, And when seen gladdens ten billion devas and gladdens beings.

“For ninety-nine trillion eons I became a cakravartin king, And for many hundreds of thousands of eons I have experienced being the king of a realm.

“For countless eons I have been Śakras, and likewise I have been lords of Brahmās with peaceful minds, And I have pleased countless ones with the ten strengths, The number of which could never be known.

“Through the immeasurable accumulation of abundant merit From my hearing and rejoicing in this sūtra, I attained the enlightenment that I had aspired to, And I also attained the sublime Dharma body.”