4. Mahāvaggo

1. Ambasakkarapetavatthu

517. Vesālī nāma nagaratthi vajjīnaṃ, tattha ahu licchavi ambasakkaro [ambasakkharo (sī. syā.), appasakkaro (ka.)];

disvāna petaṃ nagarassa bāhiraṃ, tattheva pucchittha taṃ kāraṇatthiko.

518. “Seyyā nisajjā nayimassa atthi, abhikkamo natthi paṭikkamo ca;

asitapītakhāyitavatthabhogā, paricārikā [paricāraṇā (sī. pī.)] sāpi imassa natthi.

519. “Ye ñātakā diṭṭhasutā suhajjā, anukampakā yassa ahesuṃ pubbe;

daṭṭhumpi te dāni na taṃ labhanti, virājitatto [virādhitatto (sī. pī.)] hi janena tena.

520. “Na oggatattassa bhavanti mittā, jahanti mittā vikalaṃ viditvā;

atthañca disvā parivārayanti, bahū mittā uggatattassa honti.

521. “Nihīnatto sabbabhogehi kiccho, sammakkhito samparibhinnagatto;

ussāvabindūva palimpamāno, ajja suve jīvitassūparodho.

522. “Etādisaṃ uttamakicchappattaṃ, uttāsitaṃ pucimandassa sūle;

‘atha tvaṃ kena vaṇṇena vadesi yakkha, jīva bho jīvitameva seyyo”’ti.

523. “Sālohito esa ahosi mayhaṃ, ahaṃ sarāmi purimāya jātiyā;

disvā ca me kāruññamahosi rāja, mā pāpadhammo nirayaṃ patāyaṃ [pati + ayaṃ = patāyaṃ].

524. “Ito cuto licchavi esa poso, sattussadaṃ nirayaṃ ghorarūpaṃ;

upapajjati dukkaṭakammakārī, mahābhitāpaṃ kaṭukaṃ bhayānakaṃ.

525. “Anekabhāgena guṇena seyyo, ayameva sūlo nirayena tena;

ekantadukkhaṃ kaṭukaṃ bhayānakaṃ, ekantatibbaṃ nirayaṃ patāyaṃ [pate + ayaṃ = patāyaṃ].

526. “Idañca sutvā vacanaṃ mameso, dukkhūpanīto vijaheyya pāṇaṃ;

tasmā ahaṃ santike na bhaṇāmi, mā me kato jīvitassūparodho”.

527. “Aññāto eso [ajjhito esa (ka.)] purisassa attho, aññampi icchāmase pucchituṃ tuvaṃ;

okāsakammaṃ sace no karosi, pucchāma taṃ no na ca kujjhitabban”ti.

528. “Addhā paṭiññā me tadā ahu [paṭiññātametaṃ tadāhu (ka.), paṭiññā na mete tadā ahu (?)], Nācikkhanā appasannassa hoti;

akāmā saddheyyavacoti katvā, pucchassu maṃ kāmaṃ yathā visayhan”ti [visayaṃ (ka.)].

529. “Yaṃ kiñcahaṃ cakkhunā passissāmi [passāmi (ka.)], sabbampi tāhaṃ abhisaddaheyyaṃ;

disvāva taṃ nopi ce saddaheyyaṃ, kareyyāsi [karohi (katthaci)] me yakkha niyassakamman”ti.

530. “Saccappaṭiññā tava mesā hotu, sutvāna dhammaṃ labha suppasādaṃ;

aññatthiko no ca paduṭṭhacitto, yaṃ te sutaṃ asutañcāpi dhammaṃ;
sabbampi akkhissaṃ [sabbaṃ ācikkhissaṃ (sī.)] yathā pajānanti.

531. “Setena assena alaṅkatena, upayāsi sūlāvutakassa santike;

yānaṃ idaṃ abbhutaṃ dassaneyyaṃ, kissetaṃ kammassa ayaṃ vipāko”ti.

532. “Vesāliyā nagarassa [tassa nagarassa (sī. syā. pī.)] majjhe, cikkhallamagge narakaṃ ahosi;

gosīsamekāhaṃ pasannacitto, setaṃ [setuṃ (syā. ka.)] gahetvā narakasmiṃ nikkhipiṃ.

533. “Etasmiṃ pādāni patiṭṭhapetvā, mayañca aññe ca atikkamimhā;

yānaṃ idaṃ abbhutaṃ dassaneyyaṃ, tasseva kammassa ayaṃ vipāko”ti.

534. “Vaṇṇo ca te sabbadisā pabhāsati, gandho ca te sabbadisā pavāyati;

yakkhiddhipattosi mahānubhāvo, naggo cāsi kissa ayaṃ vipāko”ti.

535. “Akkodhano niccapasannacitto, saṇhāhi vācāhi janaṃ upemi;

tasseva kammassa ayaṃ vipāko, dibbo me vaṇṇo satataṃ pabhāsati.

536. “Yasañca kittiñca dhamme ṭhitānaṃ, disvāna mantemi [disvā samantemi (ka.)] pasannacitto;

tasseva kammassa ayaṃ vipāko, dibbo me gandho satataṃ pavāyati.

537. “Sahāyānaṃ titthasmiṃ nhāyantānaṃ, thale gahetvā nidahissa dussaṃ;

khiḍḍatthiko no ca paduṭṭhacitto, tenamhi naggo kasirā ca vuttī”ti.

538. “Yo kīḷamāno pakaroti pāpaṃ, tassedisaṃ kammavipākamāhu;

akīḷamāno pana yo karoti, kiṃ tassa kammassa vipākamāhū”ti.

539. “Ye duṭṭhasaṅkappamanā manussā, kāyena vācāya ca saṅkiliṭṭhā;

kāyassa bhedā abhisamparāyaṃ, asaṃsayaṃ te nirayaṃ upenti.

540. “Apare pana sugatimāsamānā, dāne ratā saṅgahitattabhāvā;

kāyassa bhedā abhisamparāyaṃ, asaṃsayaṃ te sugatiṃ upentī”ti.

541. “Taṃ kinti jāneyyamahaṃ avecca, kalyāṇapāpassa ayaṃ vipāko;

kiṃ vāhaṃ disvā abhisaddaheyyaṃ, ko vāpi maṃ saddahāpeyya etan”ti.

542. “Disvā ca sutvā abhisaddahassu, kalyāṇapāpassa ayaṃ vipāko;

kalyāṇapāpe ubhaye asante, siyā nu sattā sugatā duggatā vā.

543. “No cettha kammāni kareyyuṃ maccā, kalyāṇapāpāni manussaloke;

nāhesuṃ sattā sugatā duggatā vā, hīnā paṇītā ca manussaloke.

544. “Yasmā ca kammāni karonti maccā, kalyāṇapāpāni manussaloke;

tasmā hi sattā sugatā duggatā vā, hīnā paṇītā ca manussaloke.

545. “Dvayajja kammānaṃ vipākamāhu, sukhassa dukkhassa ca vedanīyaṃ;

tā devatāyo paricārayanti, paccanti bālā dvayataṃ apassino.

546. “Na matthi kammāni sayaṃkatāni, datvāpi me natthi yo [so (sabbattha)] ādiseyya;

acchādanaṃ sayanamathannapānaṃ, tenamhi naggo kasirā ca vuttī”ti.

547. “Siyā nu kho kāraṇaṃ kiñci yakkha, acchādanaṃ yena tuvaṃ labhetha;

ācikkha me tvaṃ yadatthi hetu, saddhāyikaṃ [saddhāyitaṃ (sī. pī.)] hetuvaco suṇomā”ti.

548. “Kappitako [kappinako (sī.)] nāma idhatthi bhikkhu, jhāyī susīlo arahā vimutto;

guttindriyo saṃvutapātimokkho, sītibhūto uttamadiṭṭhipatto.

549. “Sakhilo vadaññū suvaco sumukho, svāgamo suppaṭimuttako ca;

puññassa khettaṃ araṇavihārī, devamanussānañca dakkhiṇeyyo.

550. “Santo vidhūmo anīgho nirāso, mutto visallo amamo avaṅko;

nirūpadhī sabbapapañcakhīṇo, tisso vijjā anuppatto jutimā.

551. “Appaññāto disvāpi na ca sujāno, munīti naṃ vajjisu voharanti;

jānanti taṃ yakkhabhūtā anejaṃ, kalyāṇadhammaṃ vicarantaṃ loke.

552. “Tassa tuvaṃ ekayugaṃ duve vā, mamuddisitvāna sace dadetha;

paṭiggahītāni ca tāni assu, mamañca passetha sannaddhadussan”ti.

553. “Kasmiṃ padese samaṇaṃ vasantaṃ, gantvāna passemu mayaṃ idāni;

yo majja [sa majja (sī.)] kaṅkhaṃ vicikicchitañca, diṭṭhīvisūkāni vinodayeyyā”ti.

554. “Eso nisinno kapinaccanāyaṃ, parivārito devatāhi bahūhi;

dhammiṃ kathaṃ bhāsati saccanāmo, sakasmimācerake appamatto”ti.

555. “Tathāhaṃ [yathāhaṃ (ka.)] kassāmi gantvā idāni, acchādayissaṃ samaṇaṃ yugena;

paṭiggahitāni ca tāni assu, tuvañca passemu sannaddhadussan”ti.

556. “Mā akkhaṇe pabbajitaṃ upāgami, sādhu vo licchavi nesa dhammo;

tato ca kāle upasaṅkamitvā, tattheva passāhi raho nisinnan”ti.

557. Tathāti vatvā agamāsi tattha, parivārito dāsagaṇena licchavi;

so taṃ nagaraṃ upasaṅkamitvā, vāsūpagacchittha sake nivesane.

558. Tato ca kāle gihikiccāni katvā, nhatvā pivitvā ca khaṇaṃ labhitvā;

viceyya peḷāto ca yugāni aṭṭha, gāhāpayī dāsagaṇena licchavi.

559. So taṃ padesaṃ upasaṅkamitvā, taṃ addasa samaṇaṃ santacittaṃ;

paṭikkantaṃ gocarato nivattaṃ, sītibhūtaṃ rukkhamūle nisinnaṃ.

560. Tamenamavoca upasaṅkamitvā, appābādhaṃ phāsuvihārañca pucchi;

“vesāliyaṃ licchavihaṃ bhadante, jānanti maṃ licchavi ambasakkaro;

561. “imāni me aṭṭha yugā subhāni [yugāni bhante (syā. ka.)], paṭigaṇha bhante padadāmi tuyhaṃ;

teneva atthena idhāgatosmi, yathā ahaṃ attamano bhaveyyan”ti.

562. “Dūratova samaṇabrāhmaṇā ca, nivesanaṃ te parivajjayanti;

pattāni bhijjanti ca te [bhijjanti tava (syā. ka.)] nivesane, saṅghāṭiyo cāpi vidālayanti [vipāṭayanti (sī.), vipātayanti (ka.)].

563. “Athāpare pādakuṭhārikāhi, avaṃsirā samaṇā pātayanti;

etādisaṃ pabbajitā vihesaṃ, tayā kataṃ samaṇā pāpuṇanti.

564. “Tiṇena telampi na tvaṃ adāsi, mūḷhassa maggampi na pāvadāsi;

andhassa daṇḍaṃ sayamādiyāsi, etādiso kadariyo asaṃvuto tuvaṃ;
atha tvaṃ kena vaṇṇena kimeva disvā,
amhehi saha saṃvibhāgaṃ karosī”ti.

565. “Paccemi bhante yaṃ tvaṃ vadesi, vihesayiṃ samaṇe brāhmaṇe ca;

khiḍḍatthiko no ca paduṭṭhacitto, etampi me dukkaṭameva bhante.

566. “Khiḍḍāya yakkho pasavitvā pāpaṃ, vedeti dukkhaṃ asamattabhogī;

daharo yuvā nagganiyassa bhāgī, kiṃ su tato dukkhatarassa hoti.

567. “Taṃ disvā saṃvegamalatthaṃ bhante, tappaccayā vāpi [tappaccayā tāhaṃ (sī.), tappaccayā cāhaṃ (pī.)] dadāmi dānaṃ;

paṭigaṇha bhante vatthayugāni aṭṭha, yakkhassimā gacchantu dakkhiṇāyo”ti.

568. “Addhā hi dānaṃ bahudhā pasatthaṃ, dadato ca te akkhayadhammamatthu;

paṭigaṇhāmi te vatthayugāni aṭṭha, yakkhassimā gacchantu dakkhiṇāyo”ti.

569. Tato hi so ācamayitvā licchavi, therassa datvāna yugāni aṭṭha;

‘paṭiggahitāni ca tāni assu, yakkhañca passetha sannaddhadussaṃ’.

570. Tamaddasā candanasāralittaṃ, ājaññamārūḷhamuḷāravaṇṇaṃ;

alaṅkataṃ sādhunivatthadussaṃ, parivāritaṃ yakkhamahiddhipattaṃ.

571. So taṃ disvā attamanā udaggo, pahaṭṭhacitto ca subhaggarūpo;

kammañca disvāna mahāvipākaṃ, sandiṭṭhikaṃ cakkhunā sacchikatvā.

572. Tamenamavoca upasaṅkamitvā, “dassāmi dānaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṃ;

na cāpi me kiñci adeyyamatthi, tuvañca me yakkha bahūpakāro”ti.

573. “Tuvañca me licchavi ekadesaṃ, adāsi dānāni amoghametaṃ;

svāhaṃ karissāmi tayāva sakkhiṃ, amānuso mānusakena saddhin”ti.

574. “Gatī ca bandhū ca parāyaṇañca [parāyanañca (syā. ka.)], mitto mamāsi atha devatā me [devatāsi (sī. syā.)];

yācāmi taṃ [yācāmahaṃ (sī.)] pañjaliko bhavitvā, icchāmi taṃ yakkha punāpi daṭṭhun”ti.

575. “Sace tuvaṃ assaddho bhavissasi, kadariyarūpo vippaṭipannacitto;

tvaṃ neva maṃ lacchasi [teneva maṃ na lacchasī (sī.), teneva maṃ licchavi (syā.), teneva maṃ lacchasi (ka.)] dassanāya, disvā ca taṃ nopi ca ālapissaṃ.

576. “Sace pana tvaṃ bhavissasi dhammagāravo, dāne rato saṅgahitattabhāvo;

opānabhūto samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṃ, evaṃ mamaṃ lacchasi dassanāya.

577. “Disvā ca taṃ ālapissaṃ bhadante, imañca sūlato lahuṃ pamuñca;

yato nidānaṃ akarimha sakkhiṃ, maññāmi sūlāvutakassa kāraṇā.

578. “Te aññamaññaṃ akarimha sakkhiṃ, ayañca sūlato [sūlāvuto (sī. syā.)] lahuṃ pamutto;

sakkacca dhammāni samācaranto, mucceyya so nirayā ca tamhā;
kammaṃ siyā aññatra vedanīyaṃ.

579. “Kappitakañca upasaṅkamitvā, teneva [tena (syā. ka.)] saha saṃvibhajitvā kāle;

sayaṃ mukhenūpanisajja puccha, so te akkhissati etamatthaṃ.

580. “Tameva bhikkhuṃ upasaṅkamitvā, pucchassu aññatthiko no ca paduṭṭhacitto;

so te sutaṃ asutañcāpi dhammaṃ,
sabbampi akkhissati yathā pajānan”ti.

581. So tattha rahassaṃ samullapitvā, sakkhiṃ karitvāna amānusena;

pakkāmi so licchavīnaṃ sakāsaṃ, atha bravi parisaṃ sannisinnaṃ.

582. “Suṇantu bhonto mama ekavākyaṃ, varaṃ varissaṃ labhissāmi atthaṃ;

sūlāvuto puriso luddakammo, paṇīhitadaṇḍo [paṇītanaṇḍo (ka.)] anusattarūpo [anupakkarūpo (ka.)].

583. “Ettāvatā vīsatirattimattā, yato āvuto neva jīvati na mato;

tāhaṃ mocayissāmi dāni, yathāmatiṃ anujānātu saṅgho”ti.

584. “Etañca aññañca lahuṃ pamuñca, ko taṃ vadetha [vadethāti (ka.), vadetha ca (syā.)] tathā karontaṃ;

yathā pajānāsi tathā karohi, yathāmatiṃ anujānāti saṅgho”ti.

585. So taṃ padesaṃ upasaṅkamitvā, sūlāvutaṃ mocayi khippameva;

‘mā bhāyi sammā’ti ca taṃ avoca, tikicchakānañca upaṭṭhapesi.

586. “Kappitakañca upasaṅkamitvā, teneva saha [tena samaṃ (sī.), tena saha (syā. ka.)] saṃvibhajitvā kāle;

sayaṃ mukhenūpanisajja licchavi, tatheva pucchittha naṃ kāraṇatthiko.

587. “Sūlāvuto puriso luddakammo, paṇītadaṇḍo anusattarūpo;

ettāvatā vīsatirattimattā, yato āvuto neva jīvati na mato.

588. “So mocito gantvā mayā idāni, etassa yakkhassa vaco hi bhante;

siyā nu kho kāraṇaṃ kiñcideva, yena so nirayaṃ no vajeyya.

589. “Ācikkha bhante yadi atthi hetu, saddhāyikaṃ hetuvaco suṇoma;

na tesaṃ kammānaṃ vināsamatthi, avedayitvā idha byantibhāvo”ti.

590. “Sace sa dhammāni samācareyya, sakkacca rattindivamappamatto;

mucceyya so nirayā ca tamhā, kammaṃ siyā aññatra vedanīyan”ti.

591. “Aññāto [ñātomhi (ka.)] eso purisassa attho, mamampi dāni anukampa bhante;

anusāsa maṃ ovada bhūripañña, yathā ahaṃ no nirayaṃ vajeyyan”ti.

592. “Ajjeva buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ upehi, dhammañca saṅghañca pasannacitto;

tatheva sikkhāya padāni pañca, akhaṇḍaphullāni samādiyassu.

593. “Pāṇātipātā viramassu khippaṃ, loke adinnaṃ parivajjayassu;

amajjapo mā ca musā abhāṇī, sakena dārena ca hohi tuṭṭho;
imañca ariyaṃ [imañca (syā.)] aṭṭhaṅgavarenupetaṃ, samādiyāhi kusalaṃ sukhudrayaṃ.

594. “Cīvaraṃ piṇḍapātañca, paccayaṃ sayanāsanaṃ;

annaṃ pānaṃ khādanīyaṃ, vatthasenāsanāni ca;
dadāhi ujubhūtesu, vippasannena cetasā [sadā puññaṃ pavaḍḍhati (syā. ka.)].

595. “Bhikkhūpi sīlasampanne, vītarāge bahussute;

tappehi annapānena, sadā puññaṃ pavaḍḍhati.

596. “Evañca dhammāni [kammāni (sī. syā.)] samācaranto, sakkacca rattindivamappamatto;

muñca tuvaṃ [mucceyya so tvaṃ (ka.)] nirayā ca tamhā, kammaṃ siyā aññatra vedanīyan”ti.

597. “Ajjeva buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ upemi, dhammañca saṅghañca pasannacitto;

tatheva sikkhāya padāni pañca, akhaṇḍaphullāni samādiyāmi.

598. “Pāṇātipātā viramāmi khippaṃ, loke adinnaṃ parivajjayāmi;

amajjapo no ca musā bhaṇāmi, sakena dārena ca homi tuṭṭho;
imañca ariyaṃ aṭṭhaṅgavarenupetaṃ, samādiyāmi kusalaṃ sukhudrayaṃ.

599. “Cīvaraṃ piṇḍapātañca, paccayaṃ sayanāsanaṃ;

annaṃ pānaṃ khādanīyaṃ, vatthasenāsanāni ca.

600. “Bhikkhū ca sīlasampanne, vītarāge bahussute;

dadāmi na vikampāmi [vikappāmi (sī. syā.)], buddhānaṃ sāsane rato”ti.

601. Etādisā licchavi ambasakkaro, vesāliyaṃ aññataro upāsako;

saddho mudū kārakaro ca bhikkhu, saṅghañca sakkacca tadā upaṭṭhahi.

602. Sūlāvuto ca arogo hutvā, serī sukhī pabbajjaṃ upāgami [pabbajjamupagacchi (ka.)];

bhikkhuñca āgamma kappitakuttamaṃ, ubhopi sāmaññaphalāni ajjhaguṃ.

603. Etādisā sappurisāna sevanā, mahapphalā hoti sataṃ vijānataṃ;

sūlāvuto aggaphalaṃ aphassayi [phussayi (syā. ka.)], phalaṃ kaniṭṭhaṃ pana ambasakkaro”ti.

Ambasakkarapetavatthu paṭhamaṃ.