4. Sopākattheragāthā

480. “Disvā pāsādachāyāyaṃ, caṅkamantaṃ naruttamaṃ;

tattha naṃ upasaṅkamma, vandissaṃ [vandisaṃ (sī. pī.)] purisuttamaṃ.

481. “Ekaṃsaṃ cīvaraṃ katvā, saṃharitvāna pāṇayo;

anucaṅkamissaṃ virajaṃ, sabbasattānamuttamaṃ.

482. “Tato pañhe apucchi maṃ, pañhānaṃ kovido vidū;

acchambhī ca abhīto ca, byākāsiṃ satthuno ahaṃ.

483. “Vissajjitesu pañhesu, anumodi tathāgato;

bhikkhusaṅghaṃ viloketvā, imamatthaṃ abhāsatha”.

484. “Lābhā aṅgānaṃ magadhānaṃ, yesāyaṃ paribhuñjati;

cīvaraṃ piṇḍapātañca, paccayaṃ sayanāsanaṃ;
paccuṭṭhānañca sāmīciṃ, tesaṃ lābhā”ti cābravi.

485. “Ajjatagge maṃ sopāka, dassanāyopasaṅkama;

esā ceva te sopāka, bhavatu upasampadā”.

486. “Jātiyā sattavassohaṃ, laddhāna upasampadaṃ;

dhāremi antimaṃ dehaṃ, aho dhammasudhammatā”ti.

… Sopāko thero….