3. Nandakapetavatthu

658. Rājā piṅgalako nāma, suraṭṭhānaṃ adhipati ahu;

moriyānaṃ upaṭṭhānaṃ gantvā, suraṭṭhaṃ punarāgamā.

659. Uṇhe majjhanhike [majjhantike (sabbattha)] kāle, rājā paṅkaṃ [vaṅkaṃ (ka.)] upāgami;

addasa maggaṃ ramaṇīyaṃ, petānaṃ taṃ vaṇṇupathaṃ [vaṇṇanāpathaṃ (sī. syā.)].

660. Sārathiṃ āmantayī rājā–

“ayaṃ maggo ramaṇīyo, khemo sovatthiko sivo;
iminā sārathi yāma, suraṭṭhānaṃ santike ito”.

661. Tena pāyāsi soraṭṭho, senāya caturaṅginiyā;

ubbiggarūpo puriso, soraṭṭhaṃ etadabravi.

662. “Kummaggaṃ paṭipannamhā, bhiṃsanaṃ lomahaṃsanaṃ;

purato dissati maggo, pacchato ca na dissati.

663. “Kummaggaṃ paṭipannamhā, yamapurisāna santike;

amānuso vāyati gandho, ghoso suyyati [sūyati (sī. syā.)] dāruṇo”.

664. Saṃviggo rājā soraṭṭho, sārathiṃ etadabravi;

“kummaggaṃ paṭipannamhā, bhiṃsanaṃ lomahaṃsanaṃ;
purato dissati maggo, pacchato ca na dissati.

665. “Kummaggaṃ paṭipannamhā, yamapurisāna santike;

amānuso vāyati gandho, ghoso suyyati dāruṇo”.

666. Hatthikkhandhaṃ samāruyha, olokento catuddisaṃ [catuddissā (ka.)];

addasa nigrodhaṃ ramaṇīyaṃ [rukkhaṃ nigrodhaṃ (syā. ka.)], pādapaṃ chāyāsampannaṃ;
nīlabbhavaṇṇasadisaṃ, meghavaṇṇasirīnibhaṃ.

667. Sārathiṃ āmantayī rājā, “kiṃ eso dissati brahā;

nīlabbhavaṇṇasadiso, meghavaṇṇasirīnibho”.

668. “Nigrodho so mahārāja, pādapo chāyāsampanno;

nīlabbhavaṇṇasadiso meghavaṇṇasirīnibho”.

669. Tena pāyāsi soraṭṭho, yena so dissate brahā;

nīlabbhavaṇṇasadiso, meghavaṇṇasirīnibho.

670. Hatthikkhandhato oruyha, rājā rukkhaṃ upāgami;

nisīdi rukkhamūlasmiṃ, sāmacco saparijjano;
pūraṃ pānīyasarakaṃ, pūve vitte ca addasa.

671. Puriso ca devavaṇṇī, sabbābharaṇabhūsito;

upasaṅkamitvā rājānaṃ, soraṭṭhaṃ etadabravi.

672. “Svāgataṃ te mahārāja, atho te adurāgataṃ;

pivatu devo pānīyaṃ, pūve khāda arindama”.

673. Pivitvā rājā pānīyaṃ, sāmacco saparijjano;

pūve khāditvā pitvā ca, soraṭṭho etadabravi.

674. “Devatā nusi gandhabbo, adu sakko purindado;

ajānantā taṃ pucchāma, kathaṃ jānemu taṃ mayan”ti.

675. “Nāmhi devo na gandhabbo, nāpi [namhi (ka.)] sakko purindado;

peto ahaṃ mahārāja, suraṭṭhā idha māgato”ti.

676. “Kiṃsīlo kiṃsamācāro, suraṭṭhasmiṃ pure tuvaṃ;

kena te brahmacariyena, ānubhāvo ayaṃ tavā”ti.

677. “Taṃ suṇohi mahārāja, arindama raṭṭhavaḍḍhana;

amaccā pārisajjā ca, brāhmaṇo ca purohito.

678. “Suraṭṭhasmiṃ ahaṃ deva, puriso pāpacetaso;

micchādiṭṭhi ca dussīlo, kadariyo paribhāsako.

679. “‘Dadantānaṃ karontānaṃ, vārayissaṃ bahujjanaṃ;

aññesaṃ dadamānānaṃ, antarāyakaro ahaṃ.

680. “‘Vipāko natthi dānassa, saṃyamassa kuto phalaṃ;

natthi ācariyo nāma, adantaṃ ko damessati.

681. “‘Samatulyāni bhūtāni, kuto [kule (syā. ka.)] jeṭṭhāpacāyiko;

natthi balaṃ vīriyaṃ vā, kuto uṭṭhānaporisaṃ.

682. “‘Natthi dānaphalaṃ nāma, na visodheti verinaṃ;

laddheyyaṃ labhate macco, niyatipariṇāmajaṃ [pariṇāmajā (sī. ka.)].

683. “‘Natthi mātā pitā bhātā, loko natthi ito paraṃ;

natthi dinnaṃ natthi hutaṃ, sunihitaṃ na vijjati.

684. “‘Yopi haneyya purisaṃ, parassa chindate [purisassa chinde (syā. ka.)] siraṃ;

na koci kañci hanati, sattannaṃ vivaramantare.

685. “‘Acchejjābhejjo hi [bhejjo (sī.), abhejjo (syā.), bhejjāsi (ka.)] jīvo, aṭṭhaṃso guḷaparimaṇḍalo;

yojanānaṃ sataṃ pañca, ko jīvaṃ chettumarahati.

686. “‘Yathā suttaguḷe khitte, nibbeṭhentaṃ palāyati;

evameva ca so jīvo, nibbeṭhento palāyati.

687. “‘Yathā gāmato nikkhamma, aññaṃ gāmaṃ pavisati;

evameva ca so jīvo, aññaṃ bondiṃ pavisati.

688. “‘Yathā gehato nikkhamma, aññaṃ gehaṃ pavisati;

evameva ca so jīvo, aññaṃ bondiṃ pavisati.

689. “‘Cullāsīti [cuḷāsīti (sī. syā. ka.)] mahākappino [mahākappuno (sī.)], satasahassāni hi;

ye bālā ye ca paṇḍitā, saṃsāraṃ khepayitvāna;
dukkhassantaṃ karissare.

690. “‘Mitāni sukhadukkhāni, doṇehi piṭakehi ca;

jino sabbaṃ pajānāti’, sammūḷhā itarā pajā.

691. “Evaṃdiṭṭhi pure āsiṃ, sammūḷho mohapāruto;

micchādiṭṭhi ca dussīlo, kadariyo paribhāsako.

692. “Oraṃ me chahi māsehi, kālaṅkiriyā bhavissati;

ekantakaṭukaṃ ghoraṃ, nirayaṃ papatissahaṃ.

693. [Pe va. 70] “catukkaṇṇaṃ catudvāraṃ, vibhattaṃ bhāgaso mitaṃ;

ayopākārapariyantaṃ, ayasā paṭikujjitaṃ.

694. [Pe va. 71] “tassa ayomayā bhūmi, jalitā tejasā yutā;

samantā yojanasataṃ, pharitvā tiṭṭhati sabbadā.

695. “Vassāni satasahassāni, ghoso suyyati tāvade;

lakkho eso mahārāja, satabhāgavassakoṭiyo.

696. “Koṭisatasahassāni niraye paccare janā;

micchādiṭṭhī ca dussīlā, ye ca ariyūpavādino.

697. “Tatthāhaṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ, dukkhaṃ vedissa vedanaṃ;

phalaṃ pāpassa kammassa, tasmā socāmahaṃ bhusaṃ.

698. “Taṃ suṇohi mahārāja, arindama raṭṭhavaḍḍhana;

dhītā mayhaṃ mahārāja, uttarā bhaddamatthu te.

699. “Karoti bhaddakaṃ kammaṃ, sīlesuposathe ratā;

saññatā saṃvibhāgī ca, vadaññū vītamaccharā.

700. “Akhaṇḍakārī sikkhāya, suṇhā parakulesu ca;

upāsikā sakyamunino, sambuddhassa sirīmato.

701. “Bhikkhu ca sīlasampanno, gāmaṃ piṇḍāya pāvisi;

okkhittacakkhu satimā, guttadvāro susaṃvuto.

702. “Sapadānaṃ caramāno, agamā taṃ nivesanaṃ;

‘tamaddasa mahārāja, uttarā bhaddamatthu te’.

703. “Pūraṃ pānīyasarakaṃ, pūve vitte ca sā adā;

‘pitā me kālaṅkato, bhante tassetaṃ upakappatu’.

704. “Samanantarānuddiṭṭhe, vipāko udapajjatha;

bhuñjāmi kāmakāmīhaṃ, rājā vessavaṇo yathā.

705. “Taṃ suṇohi mahārāja, arindama raṭṭhavaḍḍhana;

sadevakassa lokassa, buddho aggo pavuccati;
taṃ buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gaccha, saputtadāro arindama.

706. “Aṭṭhaṅgikena maggena, phusanti amataṃ padaṃ;

taṃ dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gaccha, saputtadāro arindama.

707. “Cattāro ca paṭipannā [maggapaṭipannā (sī. syā.)], cattāro ca phale ṭhitā;

esa saṅgho ujubhūto, paññāsīlasamāhito;
taṃ saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gaccha, saputtadāro arindama.

708. “Pāṇātipātā viramassu khippaṃ, loke adinnaṃ parivajjayassu;

amajjapo mā ca musā abhāṇī, sakena dārena ca hohi tuṭṭho”ti.

709. “Atthakāmosi me yakkha, hitakāmosi devate;

karomi tuyhaṃ vacanaṃ, tvaṃsi ācariyo mama.

710. “Upemi saraṇaṃ buddhaṃ, dhammañcāpi anuttaraṃ;

saṅghañca naradevassa, gacchāmi saraṇaṃ ahaṃ.

711. “Pāṇātipātā viramāmi khippaṃ, loke adinnaṃ parivajjayāmi;

amajjapo no ca musā bhaṇāmi, sakena dārena ca homi tuṭṭho.

712. “Ophuṇāmi [opuṇāmi (sī.), ophunāmi (syā. ka.), opunāmi (?)] Mahāvāte, nadiyā sīghagāmiyā;

vamāmi pāpikaṃ diṭṭhiṃ, buddhānaṃ sāsane rato”.

713. Idaṃ vatvāna soraṭṭho, viramitvā pāpadassanā [pāpadassanaṃ (syā. ka.)];

namo bhagavato katvā, pāmokkho rathamāruhīti.

Nandakapetavatthu tatiyaṃ.