2. Ātumattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Yathā kaḷīro susu vaḍḍhitaggoti āyasmato ātumattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Sopi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ puññaṃ ācinanto ito ekanavute kappe kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto vipassiṃ bhagavantaṃ antaravīthiyaṃ gacchantaṃ disvā pasannamānaso gandhodakena gandhacuṇṇena ca pūjaṃ akāsi. So tena puññakammena devaloke nibbatto aparāparaṃ sugatīsuyeva saṃsaranto kassapassa bhagavato sāsane pabbajitvā samaṇadhammaṃ akāsi, ñāṇassa pana aparipakkattā visesaṃ nibbattetuṃ nāsakkhi. Atha imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ seṭṭhiputto hutvā nibbatti, ātumotissa nāmaṃ ahosi. Tassa vayappattassa mātā “puttassa me bhariyaṃ ānessāmā”ti ñātakehi sammantesi. So taṃ upadhāretvā hetusampattiyā codiyamāno “kiṃ mayhaṃ gharāvāsena, idāneva pabbajissāmī”ti bhikkhūnaṃ santikaṃ gantvā pabbaji. Pabbajitampi naṃ mātā uppabbājetukāmā nānānayehi palobheti. So tassā avasaraṃ adatvā attano ajjhāsayaṃ pakāsento–

72. “Yathā kaḷīro susu vaḍḍhitaggo, dunnikkhamo hoti pasākhajāto;

evaṃ ahaṃ bhariyāyānītāya, anumañña maṃ pabbajitomhi dānī”ti.–

Gāthaṃ abhāsi.

Tattha kaḷīroti aṅkuro, idha pana vaṃsaṅkuro adhippeto. Susūti taruṇo. Vaḍḍhitaggoti pavaḍḍhitasākho. Susuvaḍḍhitaggoti vā suṭṭhu vaḍḍhitasākho sañjātapattasākho. Dunnikkhamoti veḷugumbato nikkhāmetuṃ nīharituṃ asakkuṇeyyo. Pasākhajātoti jātapasākho, sākhānampi pabbe pabbe uppanna-anusākho. Evaṃ ahaṃ bhariyāyānītāyāti yathā vaṃso vaḍḍhitaggo vaṃsantaresu saṃsaṭṭha sākhāpasākho veḷugumbato dunnīharaṇīyo hoti, evaṃ ahampi bhariyāya mayhaṃ ānītāya puttadhītādivasena vaḍḍhitaggo āsattivasena gharāvāsato dunnīharaṇīyo bhaveyyaṃ. Yathā pana vaṃsakaḷīro asañjātasākhabandho veḷugumbato sunīharaṇīyova hoti, evaṃ ahampi asañjātaputtadārādibandho sunīharaṇīyo homi, tasmā anānītāya eva bhariyāya anumañña maṃ attanāva maṃ anujānāpetvā. Pabbajitomhi dānīti, “idāni pana pabbajito amhi, sādhu suṭṭhū”ti attano nekkhammābhiratiṃ pakāsesi, atha vā “anumañña maṃ pabbajitomhi dānī”ti mātu katheti. Ayañhettha attho– yadipi tāya pubbe nānumataṃ, idāni pana pabbajito amhi, tasmā anumañña anujānāhi maṃ samaṇabhāveyeva ṭhātuṃ, nāhaṃ tayā nivattanīyoti Evaṃ pana kathento yathāṭhitova vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā maggapaṭipāṭiyā kilese khepetvā chaḷabhiñño ahosi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 1.13.35-40)–

“Nisajja pāsādavare, vipassiṃ addasaṃ jinaṃ;
kakudhaṃ vilasantaṃva, sabbaññuṃ tamanāsakaṃ.
“Pāsādassāvidūre ca, gacchati lokanāyako;
pabhā niddhāvate tassa, yathā ca sataraṃsino.
“Gandhodakañca paggayha, buddhaseṭṭhaṃ samokiriṃ;
tena cittappasādena, tattha kālaṅkato ahaṃ.
“Ekanavutito kappe, yaṃ gandhodakamākiriṃ;
duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.
“Ekatiṃse ito kappe, sugandho nāma khattiyo;
sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahabbalo.
“Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanan”ti;

chaḷabhiñño pana hutvā mātaraṃ āpucchitvā tassā pekkhantiyāyeva ākāsena pakkāmi; so arahattappattiyā uttarikālampi antarantarā tameva gāthaṃ paccudāhāsi;

tattha “pabbajitomhī”ti imināpadesena ayampi therassa aññābyākaraṇagāthā ahosi attano santāne rāgādimalassa pabbājitabhāvadīpanato; tenāha bhagavā– “pabbājayamattano malaṃ, tasmā ‘pabbajito’ti vuccatī”ti (dha. pa. 388);

ātumattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā;