8. Sallasuttaṃ

579. Animittamanaññātaṃ maccānaṃ idha jīvitaṃ;

kasirañca parittañca, tañca dukkhena saṃyutaṃ.

580. Na hi so upakkamo atthi, yena jātā na miyyare;

jarampi patvā maraṇaṃ, evaṃdhammā hi pāṇino.

581. Phalānamiva pakkānaṃ, pāto patanato [papatato (sī. pī. aṭṭha.)] bhayaṃ;

evaṃ jātāna maccānaṃ, niccaṃ maraṇato bhayaṃ.

582. Yathāpi kumbhakārassa, katā mattikabhājanā;

sabbe bhedanapariyantā [bhedapariyantā (syā.)], evaṃ maccāna jīvitaṃ.

583. Daharā ca mahantā ca, ye bālā ye ca paṇḍitā;

sabbe maccuvasaṃ yanti, sabbe maccuparāyaṇā.

584. Tesaṃ maccuparetānaṃ, gacchataṃ paralokato;

na pitā tāyate puttaṃ, ñātī vā pana ñātake.

585. Pekkhataṃ yeva ñātīnaṃ, passa lālapataṃ puthu;

ekamekova maccānaṃ, govajjho viya nīyati [niyyati (bahūsu)].

586. Evamabbhāhato loko, maccunā ca jarāya ca;

tasmā dhīrā na socanti, viditvā lokapariyāyaṃ.

587. Yassa maggaṃ na jānāsi, āgatassa gatassa vā;

ubho ante asampassaṃ, niratthaṃ paridevasi.

588. Paridevayamāno ce, kiñcidatthaṃ udabbahe;

sammūḷho hiṃsamattānaṃ, kayirā ce naṃ vicakkhaṇo.

589. Na hi ruṇṇena sokena, santiṃ pappoti cetaso;

bhiyyassuppajjate dukkhaṃ, sarīraṃ cupahaññati.

590. Kiso vivaṇṇo bhavati, hiṃsamattānamattanā;

na tena petā pālenti, niratthā paridevanā.

591. Sokamappajahaṃ jantu, bhiyyo dukkhaṃ nigacchati;

anutthunanto kālaṅkataṃ [kālakataṃ (sī. syā.)], sokassa vasamanvagū.

592. Aññepi passa gamine, yathākammūpage nare;

maccuno vasamāgamma, phandantevidha pāṇino.

593. Yena yena hi maññanti, tato taṃ hoti aññathā;

etādiso vinābhāvo, passa lokassa pariyāyaṃ.

594. Api vassasataṃ jīve, bhiyyo vā pana māṇavo;

ñātisaṅghā vinā hoti, jahāti idha jīvitaṃ.

595. Tasmā arahato sutvā, vineyya paridevitaṃ;

petaṃ kālaṅkataṃ disvā, neso labbhā mayā iti.

596. Yathā saraṇamādittaṃ, vārinā parinibbaye [parinibbuto (sī. ka.)];

evampi dhīro sapañño, paṇḍito kusalo naro;
khippamuppatitaṃ sokaṃ, vāto tūlaṃva dhaṃsaye.

597. Paridevaṃ pajappañca, domanassañca attano;

attano sukhamesāno, abbahe sallamattano.

598. Abbuḷhasallo asito, santiṃ pappuyya cetaso;

sabbasokaṃ atikkanto, asoko hoti nibbutoti.

Sallasuttaṃ aṭṭhamaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ.