4. Cūḷapanthakatthera-apadānaṃ

35. “Padumuttaro nāma jino, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggaho;

gaṇamhā vūpakaṭṭho so, himavante vasī tadā.

36. “Ahampi himavantamhi, vasāmi assame tadā;

acirāgataṃ mahāvīraṃ, upesiṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

37. “Pupphacchattaṃ gahetvāna, upagacchiṃ narāsabhaṃ;

samādhiṃ samāpajjantaṃ, antarāyamakāsahaṃ.

38. “Ubho hatthehi paggayha, pupphacchattaṃ adāsahaṃ;

paṭiggahesi bhagavā, padumuttaro mahāmuni.

39. “Sabbe devā attamanā, himavantaṃ upenti te;

sādhukāraṃ pavattesuṃ, anumodissati cakkhumā.

40. “Idaṃ vatvāna te devā, upagacchuṃ naruttamaṃ;

ākāse dhārayantassa [dhārayantaṃ me (ka), dhārayato me (?)], Padumacchattamuttamaṃ.

41. “Satapattachattaṃ paggayha, adāsi tāpaso mama;

‘tamahaṃ kittayissāmi, suṇātha mama bhāsato.

42. “‘Pañcavīsatikappāni, devarajjaṃ karissati;

catuttiṃsatikkhattuñca, cakkavattī bhavissati.

43. “‘Yaṃ yaṃ yoniṃ saṃsarati, devattaṃ atha mānusaṃ;

abbhokāse patiṭṭhantaṃ, padumaṃ dhārayissati’.

44. “Kappasatasahassamhi, okkākakulasambhavo;

gotamo nāma gottena [nāmena (sī. ka.)], satthā loke bhavissati.

45. “‘Pakāsite pāvacane, manussattaṃ labhissati;

manomayamhi kāyamhi, uttamo so bhavissati.

46. “‘Dve bhātaro bhavissanti, ubhopi panthakavhayā;

anubhotvā uttamatthaṃ, jotayissanti sāsanaṃ’.

47. “Sohaṃ aṭṭhārasavasso [so aṭṭhārasavassohaṃ (syā.)], pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;

visesāhaṃ na vindāmi, sakyaputtassa sāsane.

48. “Dandhā mayhaṃ gatī āsi, paribhūto pure ahuṃ [ahaṃ (syā.)];

bhātā ca maṃ paṇāmesi, gaccha dāni sakaṃ gharaṃ.

49. “Sohaṃ paṇāmito santo, saṅghārāmassa koṭṭhake;

dummano tattha aṭṭhāsiṃ, sāmaññasmiṃ apekkhavā.

50. “Bhagavā tattha [athettha satthā (sī. syā.)] āgacchi, sīsaṃ mayhaṃ parāmasi;

bāhāya maṃ gahetvāna, saṅghārāmaṃ pavesayi.

51. “Anukampāya me satthā, adāsi pādapuñchaniṃ;

evaṃ suddhaṃ adhiṭṭhehi, ekamantamadhiṭṭhahaṃ.

52. “Hatthehi tamahaṃ gayha, sariṃ kokanadaṃ ahaṃ;

tattha cittaṃ vimucci me, arahattaṃ apāpuṇiṃ.

53. “Manomayesu kāyesu, sabbattha pāramiṃ gato;

sabbāsave pariññāya, viharāmi anāsavo.

54. “Paṭisambhidā catasso, vimokkhāpi ca aṭṭhime;

chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ”.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā cūḷapanthako [cullapanthako (sī. syā.)] thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Cūḷapanthakattherassāpadānaṃ catutthaṃ.