3. Cūḷavaggo

1. Abhijjamānapetavatthu

387. “Abhijjamāne vārimhi, gaṅgāya idha gacchasi;

naggo pubbaddhapetova māladhārī alaṅkato;
kuhiṃ gamissasi peta, kattha vāso bhavissatī”ti.

388. “Cundaṭṭhilaṃ [cundaṭṭhikaṃ (sī.)] gamissāmi, peto so iti bhāsati;

antare vāsabhagāmaṃ, bārāṇasiṃ ca [bārāṇasiyā ca (sī. syā.)] santike”.

389. Tañca disvā mahāmatto, koliyo iti vissuto;

sattuṃ bhattañca petassa, pītakañca yugaṃ adā.

390. Nāvāya tiṭṭhamānāya, kappakassa adāpayi;

kappakassa padinnamhi, ṭhāne petassa dissatha [petassu’dissatha (sī.), petassu’dicchatha (?)].

391. Tato suvatthavasano, māladhārī alaṅkato;

ṭhāne ṭhitassa petassa, dakkhiṇā upakappatha;
tasmā dajjetha petānaṃ, anukampāya punappunaṃ.

392. Sātunnavasanā [sāhunnavāsino (syā. pī.), sāhundavāsino (ka.)] eke, aññe kesanivāsanā [kesanivāsino (syā. ka.)];

petā bhattāya gacchanti, pakkamanti disodisaṃ.

393. Dūre eke [dūre petā (ka.)] padhāvitvā, aladdhāva nivattare;

chātā pamucchitā bhantā, bhūmiyaṃ paṭisumbhitā.

394. Te ca [keci (sī. syā.)] tattha papatitā [papatitvā (sī.), ca patitā (syā.)], bhūmiyaṃ paṭisumbhitā;

pubbe akatakalyāṇā, aggidaḍḍhāva ātape.

395. “Mayaṃ pubbe pāpadhammā, gharaṇī kulamātaro;

santesu deyyadhammesu, dīpaṃ nākamha attano.

396. “Pahūtaṃ annapānampi, apissu avakirīyati;

sammaggate pabbajite, na ca kiñci adamhase.

397. “Akammakāmā alasā, sādukāmā mahagghasā;

ālopapiṇḍadātāro, paṭiggahe paribhāsimhase [paribhāsitā (syā. ka.)].

398. “Te gharā tā ca dāsiyo, tānevābharaṇāni no;

te aññe paricārenti, mayaṃ dukkhassa bhāgino.

399. “Veṇī vā avaññā honti, rathakārī ca dubbhikā;

caṇḍālī kapaṇā honti, kappakā [nhāpikā (sī.)] ca punappunaṃ.

400. “Yāni yāni nihīnāni, kulāni kapaṇāni ca;

tesu tesveva jāyanti, esā maccharino gati.

401. “Pubbe ca katakalyāṇā, dāyakā vītamaccharā;

saggaṃ te paripūrenti, obhāsenti ca nandanaṃ.

402. “Vejayante ca pāsāde, ramitvā kāmakāmino;

uccākulesu jāyanti, sabhogesu tato cutā.

403. “Kūṭāgāre ca pāsāde, pallaṅke gonakatthate;

bījitaṅgā [vījitaṅgā (sī. syā.)] morahatthehi, kule jātā yasassino.

404. “Aṅkato aṅkaṃ gacchanti, māladhārī alaṅkatā;

dhātiyo upatiṭṭhanti, sāyaṃ pātaṃ sukhesino.

405. “Nayidaṃ akatapuññānaṃ, katapuññānamevidaṃ;

asokaṃ nandanaṃ rammaṃ, tidasānaṃ mahāvanaṃ.

406. “Sukhaṃ akatapuññānaṃ, idha natthi parattha ca;

sukhañca katapuññānaṃ, idha ceva parattha ca.

407. “Tesaṃ sahabyakāmānaṃ, kattabbaṃ kusalaṃ bahuṃ;

katapuññā hi modanti, sagge bhogasamaṅgino”ti.

Abhijjamānapetavatthu paṭhamaṃ.