4. Cūḷapanthakattheragāthā

557. “Dandhā mayhaṃ gatī āsi, paribhūto pure ahaṃ;

bhātā ca maṃ paṇāmesi, ‘gaccha dāni tuvaṃ gharaṃ’.

558. “Sohaṃ paṇāmito santo [bhātā (aṭṭha.)], saṅghārāmassa koṭṭhake;

dummano tattha aṭṭhāsiṃ, sāsanasmiṃ apekkhavā.

559. “Bhagavā tattha āgacchi [āgañchi (sī. pī.)], sīsaṃ mayhaṃ parāmasi;

bāhāya maṃ gahetvāna, saṅghārāmaṃ pavesayi.

560. “Anukampāya me satthā, pādāsi pādapuñchaniṃ;

‘etaṃ suddhaṃ adhiṭṭhehi, ekamantaṃ svadhiṭṭhitaṃ’.

561. “Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, vihāsiṃ sāsane rato;

samādhiṃ paṭipādesiṃ, uttamatthassa pattiyā.

562. “Pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmi, dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ;

tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

563. “Sahassakkhattumattānaṃ nimminitvāna panthako;

nisīdambavane ramme, yāva kālappavedanā.

564. “Tato me satthā pāhesi, dūtaṃ kālappavedakaṃ;

paveditamhi kālamhi, vehāsādupasaṅkamiṃ [vehāsānupasaṅkamiṃ (syā. ka.)].

565. “Vanditvā satthuno pāde, ekamantaṃ nisīdahaṃ;

nisinnaṃ maṃ viditvāna, atha satthā paṭiggahi.

566. “Āyāgo sabbalokassa, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggaho;

puññakkhettaṃ manussānaṃ, paṭigaṇhittha dakkhiṇan”ti.

… Cūḷapanthako thero….