4. Raṭṭhapālattheragāthā

769. [Ma. ni. 2.302] “passa cittakataṃ bimbaṃ, arukāyaṃ samussitaṃ;

āturaṃ bahusaṅkappaṃ, yassa natthi dhuvaṃ ṭhiti.

770. “Passa cittakataṃ rūpaṃ, maṇinā kuṇḍalena ca;

aṭṭhiṃ tacena onaddhaṃ, saha vatthehi sobhati.

771. “Alattakakatā pādā, mukhaṃ cuṇṇakamakkhitaṃ;

alaṃ bālassa mohāya, no ca pāragavesino.

772. “Aṭṭhapadakatā kesā, nettā añjanamakkhitā;

alaṃ bālassa mohāya, no ca pāragavesino.

773. “Añjanīva navā cittā, pūtikāyo alaṅkato;

alaṃ bālassa mohāya, no ca pāragavesino.

774. “Odahi migavo pāsaṃ, nāsadā vāguraṃ migo;

bhutvā nivāpaṃ gacchāma, kandante migabandhake.

775. “Chinno pāso migavassa, nāsadā vāguraṃ migo;

bhutvā nivāpaṃ gacchāma, socante migaluddake.

776. “Passāmi loke sadhane manusse, laddhāna vittaṃ na dadanti mohā;

luddhā dhanaṃ sannicayaṃ karonti, bhiyyova kāme abhipatthayanti.

777. “Rājā pasayhappathaviṃ vijetvā, sasāgarantaṃ mahimāvasanto;

oraṃ samuddassa atittarūpo, pāraṃ samuddassapi patthayetha.

778. “Rājā ca aññe ca bahū manussā, avītataṇhā maraṇaṃ upenti;

ūnāva hutvāna jahanti dehaṃ, kāmehi lokamhi na hatthi titti.

779. “Kandanti naṃ ñātī pakiriya kese, aho vatā no amarāti cāhu;

vatthena naṃ pārutaṃ nīharitvā, citaṃ samodhāya tato ḍahanti.

780. “So ḍayhati sūlehi tujjamāno, ekena vatthena [etena gatthena (ka.)] pahāya bhoge;

na mīyamānassa bhavanti tāṇā, ñātī ca mittā atha vā sahāyā.

781. “Dāyādakā tassa dhanaṃ haranti, satto pana gacchati yena kammaṃ;

na mīyamānaṃ dhanamanveti [manviti (ka.)] kiñci, puttā ca dārā ca dhanañca raṭṭhaṃ.

782. “Na dīghamāyuṃ labhate dhanena, na cāpi vittena jaraṃ vihanti;

appappaṃ hidaṃ jīvitamāhu dhīrā, asassataṃ vippariṇāmadhammaṃ.

783. “Aḍḍhā daliddā ca phusanti phassaṃ, bālo ca dhīro ca tatheva phuṭṭho;

bālo hi bālyā vadhitova seti, dhīro ca no vedhati phassaphuṭṭho.

784. “Tasmā hi paññāva dhanena seyyā, yāya vosānamidhādhigacchati;

abyositattā hi bhavābhavesu, pāpāni kammāni karoti mohā.

785. “Upeti gabbhañca parañca lokaṃ, saṃsāramāpajja paramparāya;

tassappapañño abhisaddahanto, upeti gabbhañca parañca lokaṃ.

786. “Coro yathā sandhimukhe gahīto, sakammunā haññati pāpadhammo;

evaṃ pajā pecca paramhi loke, sakammunā haññati pāpadhammo.

787. “Kāmā hi citrā madhurā manoramā, virūparūpena mathenti cittaṃ;

ādīnavaṃ kāmaguṇesu disvā, tasmā ahaṃ pabbajitomhi rāja.

788. “Dumapphalānīva patanti māṇavā, daharā ca vuḍḍhā ca sarīrabhedā;

etampi disvā pabbajitomhi rāja, apaṇṇakaṃ sāmaññameva seyyo.

789. “Saddhāyāhaṃ pabbajito, upeto jinasāsane;

avajjhā mayhaṃ pabbajjā, anaṇo bhuñjāmi bhojanaṃ.

790. “Kāme ādittato disvā, jātarūpāni satthato;

gabbhavokkantito dukkhaṃ, nirayesu mahabbhayaṃ.

791. “Etamādīnavaṃ ñatvā, saṃvegaṃ alabhiṃ tadā;

sohaṃ viddho tadā santo, sampatto āsavakkhayaṃ.

792. “Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ;

ohito garuko bhāro, bhavanetti samūhatā.

793. “Yassatthāya pabbajito, agārasmānagāriyaṃ;

so me attho anuppatto, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayo”ti.

… Raṭṭhapālo thero….