3. Telakānittheragāthā

747. “Cirarattaṃ vatātāpī, dhammaṃ anuvicintayaṃ;

samaṃ cittassa nālatthaṃ, pucchaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇe.

748. “‘Ko so pāraṅgato loke, ko patto amatogadhaṃ;

kassa dhammaṃ paṭicchāmi, paramatthavijānanaṃ’.

749. “Antovaṅkagato āsi, macchova ghasamāmisaṃ;

baddho mahindapāsena, vepacityasuro yathā.

750. “Añchāmi naṃ na muñcāmi, asmā sokapariddavā;

ko me bandhaṃ muñcaṃ loke, sambodhiṃ vedayissati.

751. “Samaṇaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vā kaṃ, ādisantaṃ pabhaṅgunaṃ;

kassa dhammaṃ paṭicchāmi, jarāmaccupavāhanaṃ.

752. “Vicikicchākaṅkhāganthitaṃ, sārambhabalasaññutaṃ;

kodhappattamanatthaddhaṃ, abhijappappadāraṇaṃ.

753. “Taṇhādhanusamuṭṭhānaṃ dve ca pannarasāyutaṃ [dvedhāpannarasāyutaṃ (?)];

Passa orasikaṃ bāḷhaṃ, bhetvāna yadi [yada (sī. aṭṭha.) hadi (?) “Hadaye”ti taṃsaṃvaṇṇanā] tiṭṭhati.

754. “Anudiṭṭhīnaṃ appahānaṃ, saṅkappaparatejitaṃ;

tena viddho pavedhāmi, pattaṃva māluteritaṃ.

755. “Ajjhattaṃ me samuṭṭhāya, khippaṃ paccati māmakaṃ;

chaphassāyatanī kāyo, yattha sarati sabbadā.

756. “Taṃ na passāmi tekicchaṃ, yo metaṃ sallamuddhare;

nānārajjena satthena [nāraggena na satthena (?)], Nāññena vicikicchitaṃ.

757. “Ko me asattho avaṇo, sallamabbhantarapassayaṃ;

ahiṃsaṃ sabbagattāni, sallaṃ me uddharissati.

758. “Dhammappati hi so seṭṭho, visadosappavāhako;

gambhīre patitassa me, thalaṃ pāṇiñca dassaye.

759. “Rahadehamasmi ogāḷho, ahāriyarajamattike;

māyā-usūyasārambha, thinamiddhamapatthaṭe.

760. “Uddhaccameghathanitaṃ, saṃyojanavalāhakaṃ;

vāhā vahanti kuddiṭṭhiṃ [duddiṭṭhiṃ (sī. dha. pa. 339)], saṅkappā rāganissitā.

761. “Savanti sabbadhi sotā, latā ubbhijja tiṭṭhati;

te sote ko nivāreyya, taṃ lataṃ ko hi checchati.

762. “Velaṃ karotha bhaddante, sotānaṃ sannivāraṇaṃ;

mā te manomayo soto, rukkhaṃva sahasā luve.

763. “Evaṃ me bhayajātassa, apārā pāramesato;

tāṇo paññāvudho satthā, isisaṅghanisevito.

764. “Sopāṇaṃ sugataṃ suddhaṃ, dhammasāramayaṃ daḷhaṃ;

pādāsi vuyhamānassa, ‘mā bhāyī’ti ca mabravi.

765. “Satipaṭṭhānapāsādaṃ, āruyha paccavekkhisaṃ;

yaṃ taṃ pubbe amaññissaṃ, sakkāyābhirataṃ pajaṃ.

766. “Yadā ca maggamaddakkhiṃ, nāvāya abhirūhanaṃ;

anadhiṭṭhāya attānaṃ, titthamaddakkhimuttamaṃ.

767. “Sallaṃ attasamuṭṭhānaṃ, bhavanettippabhāvitaṃ;

etesaṃ appavattāya [appavattiyā (?)], Desesi maggamuttamaṃ.

768. “Dīgharattānusayitaṃ, cirarattamadhiṭṭhitaṃ;

buddho mepānudī ganthaṃ, visadosappavāhano”ti.

…Telakāni thero….