A wealthy man and his wife living in Benares had two sons: Sirimekkha and Sirinanda. When the wife died, the man remarried with a woman who despised the two children and convinced her husband to abandon them in the forest. The two boys studied the magic sciences with a hermit. Sometime later, Sirinanda married khyv Gam, a yakṣa's daughter. One day, he freed ayn2 Gam, daughter of the king of Benares, who had been abducted by a vidyadhara, and brought her back home. Realizing that Surinanda had accumulated many merits, the king of Benares had him ascend the throne.
Colophon:
[The writing of this manuscript] was completed at the time of the morning drum, on the ninth waning-moon day of the tenth [lunar] month, the first day of the week, CS 1248, a rawai set year. Monk Teja wrote this religious manuscript titled Sirinanda to sustain the continuation of Buddhism [to last until the end of] 5,000 years or long as the life of this palm-leaf manuscript. May the merit derived from writing this manuscript be transferred to my family members. May all of us be reborn with sharp wisdom and ability to solve all problems of human and gods.
Atita anāgata paccupanna. Truely may the wishes be fulfilled. Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ.
Other notes:
The date corresponds to Sunday, 25 July 1886 (1248 Ashadha 24).