These verses were uttered by Princess Yasodharā to her son, Rāhula, on the occasion of the Buddha’s visit to Kapilavatthu after his Enlightenment. She explained some of the physical characteristics and noble virtues of the Blessed One.

Pali
Cakka varankita ratta supādo
Lakkanu mandita āyata panhī
Camara chatta vibhūsita pādo
Esa hi tuyha pitā narāsīho

Sakya kumāravāro sukhumālo
Lakkhana vitthata punna sariro
Loka hitāya gato narāvīro
Esa hi tuyha pitā narāsīho

Punna sasanka nibho mukha vanno
Deva narana pīyo naranago
Matta gajinda vilāsita gāmi
Esa hi tuyha pitā narāsīho

Khattiya sambhava aggā kulīno
Deva manussa namassita pādo
Sila Samadhi patithita cītto
Esa hi tuyha pitā narāsīho

Ayata tunga susanthita nāso
Gopamukho abhinīla sunetto
Indadhanū abhinila bhamukho
Esa hi tuyha pitā narāsīho

Vatta sumatta susanthita gīvo
Sihahanu migarāja sarīro
Kancana succhāvi uttama vanno
Esa hi tuyha pitā narāsīho

Suniddha sugambhira manjusu ghoso
Hingula bandhu suratta sūjivho
Visati vīsati seta sudanto
Esa hi tuyha pitā narāsīho

Anjana vanna sunīla sukeso
Kancana pātta visuddha lalāto
Osadhi pandara suddhsu unno
Esa hi tuyha pitā narāsīho

Gacchati nilapathe vīya cando
Taragana parivethita rūpo
Sāvaka majjhagato sāmanīndo
Esa hi tuyha pitā narāsīho

English
His red sacred feet are marked with an excellent wheel;
His long heels are decked with characteristic marks;
His feet are adorned with a cowries (carama) and paraso.
That indeed, is your father, lion of men.

His is delicate and a noble Sakya Prince;
His body is full of characteristic marks;
He is a hero amongst men, intent on the welfare of the world.
That indeed, is your father, lion of men.

Like the full moon is His face;
He is dear to Gods and men;
He is like an elephant amongst men;
His gait is graceful as that of an elephant or noble breed.
That indeed, is your father, lion of men.

He is of noble lineage, sprung from the warrior caste;
His feet have been honored by Gods and men;
His mind is well established in morality and concentration.
That indeed, is your father, lion of men.

Long and prominent is His well-formed nose,
His eye-lashes are like those of a heifer;
His eyes are extremely blue; like a rainbow are
His deep blue eyebrows.
That indeed, is your father, lion of men.

Round and smooth is his well-formed neck;
His jaw is like that of a lion;
His body is like that of king of beast;
His beautiful skin is of bright golden colour.
That indeed, is your father, lion of men.

Soft and deep is his sweet voice;
His tongue is as red as vermilion;
His white teeth are twenty in each row.
That indeed, is your father, lion of men.

Like the colour of collyrium is His deep blue hair;
Like a polished golden plate is His forehead;
As white as the morning star is His beautiful tuft of hair (between the eyebrows).
That indeed, is your father, lion of men.

Just as the moon, surrounded by a multitude of stars,
Follows the sky path, even so goes the Lord of monks,
Accompanied by His disciples.
That indeed, is your father, lion of men.

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