3. Mahākappinattheragāthā

547. “Anāgataṃ yo paṭikacca [paṭigacca (sī.)] passati, hitañca atthaṃ ahitañca taṃ dvayaṃ;

viddesino tassa hitesino vā, randhaṃ na passanti samekkhamānā.

548. [Paṭi. ma. 1.160 paṭisambhidāmagge] “ānāpānasatī yassa, paripuṇṇā subhāvitā;

anupubbaṃ paricitā, yathā buddhena desitā;
somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.

549. “Odātaṃ vata me cittaṃ, appamāṇaṃ subhāvitaṃ;

nibbiddhaṃ paggahītañca, sabbā obhāsate disā.

550. “Jīvate vāpi sappañño, api vittaparikkhayo;

paññāya ca alābhena, vittavāpi na jīvati.

551. “Paññā sutavinicchinī, paññā kittisilokavaddhanī;

paññāsahito naro idha, api dukkhesu sukhāni vindati.

552. “Nāyaṃ ajjatano dhammo, nacchero napi abbhuto;

yattha jāyetha mīyetha, tattha kiṃ viya abbhutaṃ.

553. “Anantaraṃ hi jātassa, jīvitā maraṇaṃ dhuvaṃ;

jātā jātā marantīdha, evaṃdhammā hi pāṇino.

554. “Na hetadatthāya matassa hoti, yaṃ jīvitatthaṃ paraporisānaṃ;

matamhi ruṇṇaṃ na yaso na lokyaṃ, na vaṇṇitaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇehi.

555. “Cakkhuṃ sarīraṃ upahanti tena [upahanti ruṇṇaṃ (sī.), upahanti roṇṇaṃ (syā. pī.)], nihīyati vaṇṇabalaṃ matī ca;

ānandino tassa disā bhavanti, hitesino nāssa sukhī bhavanti.

556. “Tasmā hi iccheyya kule vasante, medhāvino ceva bahussute ca;

yesaṃ hi paññāvibhavena kiccaṃ, taranti nāvāya nadiṃva puṇṇan”ti.

… Mahākappino thero….