Ekaṃsaṃ ajinaṃ katvā, namassiṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

217. “Yena ñāṇena sambuddho, viharati [viharittha (sī.), vihareti (ka.)] anāsavo;

taṃ ñāṇaṃ kittayissāmi, suṇātha mama bhāsato.

218. “‘Samuddharasimaṃ [samuddharayimaṃ (syā.)] lokaṃ, sayambhū amitodaya;

tava dassanamāgamma, kaṅkhāsotaṃ taranti te.

219. “‘Tuvaṃ satthā ca ketu ca, dhajo yūpo ca pāṇinaṃ;

parāyaṇo [parāyano (syā. ka.)] patiṭṭhā ca, dīpo ca dvipaduttamo.

220. “‘Sakkā samudde udakaṃ, pametuṃ āḷhakena vā;

na tveva tava sabbaññu, ñāṇaṃ sakkā pametave.

221. “‘Dhāretuṃ pathaviṃ sakkā, ṭhapetvā tulamaṇḍale;

na tveva tava sabbaññu, ñāṇaṃ sakkā dharetave.

222. “‘Ākāso minituṃ sakkā, rajjuyā aṅgulena vā;

na tveva tava sabbaññu, ñāṇaṃ sakkā pametave.

223. “‘Mahāsamudde udakaṃ, pathavī cākhilā jaṭaṃ [pathaviṃ cākhilañjahe (syā.)];

buddhañāṇaṃ upādāya, upamāto na yujjare.

224. “‘Sadevakassa lokassa, cittaṃ yesaṃ pavattati;

antojālīkatā [antojālagatā (pī.)] ete, tava ñāṇamhi cakkhuma.

225. “‘Yena ñāṇena pattosi, kevalaṃ bodhimuttamaṃ;

tena ñāṇena sabbaññu, maddasī paratitthiye’.

226. “Imā gāthā thavitvāna, suruci nāma tāpaso;

ajinaṃ pattharitvāna, pathaviyaṃ nisīdi so.

227. “Cullāsītisahassāni, ajjhogāḷho mahaṇṇave;

accugato tāvadeva, girirājā pavuccati.

228. “Tāva accuggato neru, āyato vitthato ca so;

cuṇṇito aṇubhedena, koṭisatasahassaso [sahassiyo (syā. ka.)].

229. “Lakkhe ṭhapiyamānamhi, parikkhayamagacchatha;

na tveva tava sabbaññu, ñāṇaṃ sakkā pametave.

230. “Sukhumacchikena jālena, udakaṃ yo parikkhipe;

ye keci udake pāṇā, antojālīkatā siyuṃ.

231. “Tatheva hi mahāvīra, ye keci puthutitthiyā;

diṭṭhigahanapakkhandā [pakkhantā (sī. syā.)], parāmāsena mohitā.

232. “Tava suddhena ñāṇena, anāvaraṇadassinā;

antojālīkatā ete, ñāṇaṃ te nātivattare.

233. “Bhagavā tamhi samaye, anomadassī mahāyaso;

vuṭṭhahitvā samādhimhā, disaṃ olokayī jino.

234. “Anomadassimunino, nisabho nāma sāvako;

parivuto satasahassehi, santacittehi tādibhi.

235. “Khīṇāsavehi suddhehi, chaḷabhiññehi jhāyibhi;

cittamaññāya buddhassa, upesi lokanāyakaṃ.

236. “Antalikkhe ṭhitā tattha, padakkhiṇamakaṃsu te;

namassantā pañjalikā, otaruṃ [oruhuṃ (syā.)] buddhasantike.

237. “Anomadassī bhagavā, lokajeṭṭho narāsabho;

bhikkhusaṅghe nisiditvā, sitaṃ pātukarī jino.

238. “Varuṇo nāmupaṭṭhāko, anomadassissa satthuno;

ekaṃsaṃ cīvaraṃ katvā, apucchi lokanāyakaṃ.

239. “‘Ko nu kho bhagavā hetu, sitakammassa satthuno;

na hi buddhā ahetūhi, sitaṃ pātukaronti te’.

240. “Anomadassī bhagavā, lokajeṭṭho narāsabho;

bhikkhumajjhe nisīditvā, imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsatha.

241. “‘Yo maṃ pupphena pūjesi, ñāṇañcāpi anutthavi;

tamahaṃ kittayissāmi, suṇotha mama bhāsato.

242. “‘Buddhassa giramaññāya, sabbe devā samāgatā;

saddhammaṃ sotukāmā te, sambuddhamupasaṅkamuṃ.

243. “‘Dasasu lokadhātūsu, devakāyā mahiddhikā;

saddhammaṃ sotukāmā te, sambuddhamupasaṅkamuṃ.

244. “‘Hatthī assā rathā pattī, senā ca caturaṅginī;

parivāressantimaṃ niccaṃ, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

245. “‘Saṭṭhitūriyasahassāni, bheriyo samalaṅkatā;

upaṭṭhissantimaṃ niccaṃ, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

246. “‘Soḷasitthisahassāni, nāriyo samalaṅkatā;

vicittavatthābharaṇā, āmuttamaṇikuṇḍalā.

247. “‘Aḷārapamhā hasulā, susaññā tanumajjhimā;

parivāressantimaṃ niccaṃ, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

248. “‘Kappasatasahassāni, devaloke ramissati;

sahassakkhattuṃ cakkavattī, rājā raṭṭhe bhavissati.

249. “‘Sahassakkhattuṃ devindo, devarajjaṃ karissati;

padesarajjaṃ vipulaṃ, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ [asaṅkhayaṃ (syā. ka.) evamuparipi].

250. “‘Pacchime bhavasampatte [pacchimabhave sampatte (sī.)], manussattaṃ gamissati;

brāhmaṇī sāriyā nāma, dhārayissati kucchinā.

251. “‘Mātuyā nāmagottena, paññāyissatiyaṃ naro;

sāriputtoti nāmena, tikkhapañño bhavissati.

252. “‘Asītikoṭī chaḍḍetvā, pabbajissatikiñcano;

gavesanto santipadaṃ, carissati mahiṃ imaṃ.

253. “‘Apparimeyye ito kappe, okkākakulasambhavo;

gotamo nāma gottena, satthā loke bhavissati.

254. “‘Tassa dhammesu dāyādo, oraso dhammanimmito;

sāriputtoti nāmena, hessati aggasāvako.

255. “‘Ayaṃ bhāgīrathī [bhāgīrasī (syā. ka.)] gaṅgā, himavantā pabhāvitā;

mahāsamuddamappeti, tappayantī mahodadhiṃ [mahodadhī (?) Gaṅgādimahānadiyoti attho].

256. “‘Tathevāyaṃ sāriputto, sake tīsu visārado;

paññāya pāramiṃ gantvā, tappayissati pāṇine [pāṇino (sī. syā.)].

257. “‘Himavantamupādāya, sāgarañca mahodadhiṃ;

etthantare yaṃ pulinaṃ, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ.

258. “‘Tampi sakkā asesena, saṅkhātuṃ gaṇanā yathā;

na tveva sāriputtassa, paññāyanto bhavissati.

259. “‘Lakkhe ṭhapiyamānamhi, khīye gaṅgāya vālukā;

na tveva sāriputtassa, paññāyanto bhavissati.

260. “‘Mahāsamudde ūmiyo, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyā;

tatheva sāriputtassa, paññāyanto na hessati.

261. “‘Ārādhayitvā sambuddhaṃ, gotamaṃ sakyapuṅgavaṃ;

paññāya pāramiṃ gantvā, hessati aggasāvako.

262. “‘Pavattitaṃ dhammacakkaṃ, sakyaputtena tādinā;

anuvattessati sammā, vassento dhammavuṭṭhiyo.

263. “‘Sabbametaṃ abhiññāya, gotamo sakyapuṅgavo;

bhikkhusaṅghe nisīditvā, aggaṭṭhāne ṭhapessati’.

264. “Aho me sukataṃ kammaṃ, anomadassissa satthuno;

yassāhaṃ kāraṃ [yassādhikāraṃ (syā.)] katvāna, sabbattha pāramiṃ gato.

265. “Aparimeyye kataṃ kammaṃ, phalaṃ dassesi me idha;

sumutto saravegova, kilese jhāpayiṃ ahaṃ.

266. “Asaṅkhataṃ gavesanto, nibbānaṃ acalaṃ padaṃ;

vicinaṃ titthiye sabbe, esāhaṃ saṃsariṃ bhave.

267. “Yathāpi byādhito poso, pariyeseyya osadhaṃ;

vicineyya vanaṃ [dhanaṃ (syā. ka.)] sabbaṃ, byādhito parimuttiyā.

268. “Asaṅkhataṃ gavesanto, nibbānaṃ amataṃ padaṃ;

abbokiṇṇaṃ [abbocchinnaṃ (aṭṭha.)] pañcasataṃ, pabbajiṃ isipabbajaṃ.

269. “Jaṭābhārena bharito, ajinuttaranivāsano;

abhiññāpāramiṃ gantvā, brahmalokaṃ agacchihaṃ.

270. “Natthi bāhirake suddhi, ṭhapetvā jinasāsanaṃ;

ye keci buddhimā sattā, sujjhanti jinasāsane.

271. “Attakāramayaṃ [atthakāramayaṃ (ka.)] etaṃ, nayidaṃ itihītihaṃ;

asaṅkhataṃ gavesanto, kutitthe [kutitthaṃ (sī. syā.)] sañcariṃ ahaṃ.

272. “Yathā sāratthiko poso, kadaliṃ chetvāna phālaye;

na tattha sāraṃ vindeyya, sārena rittako hi so.

273. “Tatheva titthiyā loke, nānādiṭṭhī bahujjanā;

asaṅkhatena rittāse, sārena kadalī yathā.

274. “Pacchime bhavasampatte, brahmabandhu ahosahaṃ;

mahābhogaṃ chaḍḍetvāna, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ.

Paṭhamabhāṇavāraṃ.

275. “Ajjhāyako mantadharo, tiṇṇaṃ vedāna pāragū;

brāhmaṇo sañcayo [sañjayo (sī. syā. pī.)] nāma, tassa mūle vasāmahaṃ.

276. “Sāvako te mahāvīra, assaji nāma brāhmaṇo;

durāsado uggatejo, piṇḍāya caratī tadā.

277. “Tamaddasāsiṃ sappaññaṃ, muniṃ mone samāhitaṃ;

santacittaṃ mahānāgaṃ, suphullaṃ padumaṃ yathā.

278. “Disvā me cittamuppajji, sudantaṃ suddhamānasaṃ;

usabhaṃ pavaraṃ vīraṃ, arahāyaṃ bhavissati.

279. “Pāsādiko iriyati, abhirūpo susaṃvuto;

uttame damathe danto, amatadassī bhavissati.

280. “Yaṃnūnāhaṃ uttamatthaṃ, puccheyyaṃ tuṭṭhamānasaṃ;

so me puṭṭho kathessati, paṭipucchāmahaṃ tadā.

281. “Piṇḍapātaṃ [piṇḍacāraṃ (syā.)] carantassa, pacchato agamāsahaṃ;

okāsaṃ paṭimānento, pucchituṃ amataṃ padaṃ.

282. “Vīthintare anuppattaṃ, upagantvāna pucchahaṃ;

‘kathaṃ gottosi tvaṃ vīra, kassa sissosi mārisa’.

283. “So me puṭṭho viyākāsi, asambhītova kesarī;

‘buddho loke samuppanno, tassa sissomhi āvuso’.

284. “‘Kīdisaṃ te mahāvīra, anujāta mahāyasa;

buddhassa sāsanaṃ dhammaṃ, sādhu me kathayassu bho’.

285. “So me puṭṭho kathī sabbaṃ, gambhīraṃ nipuṇaṃ padaṃ;

taṇhāsallassa hantāraṃ, sabbadukkhāpanūdanaṃ.

286. “‘Ye dhammā hetuppabhavā, tesaṃ hetuṃ tathāgato āha;

tesañca yo nirodho, evaṃ vādī mahāsamaṇo’.

287. “Sohaṃ vissajjite pañhe, paṭhamaṃ phalamajjhagaṃ;

virajo vimalo āsiṃ, sutvāna jinasāsanaṃ.

288. “Sutvāna munino vākyaṃ, passitvā dhammamuttamaṃ;

pariyogāḷhasaddhammo, imaṃ gāthamabhāsahaṃ.

289. “‘Eseva dhammo yadi tāvadeva, paccabyathapadamasokaṃ;

adiṭṭhaṃ abbhatītaṃ, bahukehi kappanahutehi’.

290. “Svāhaṃ dhammaṃ gavesanto, kutitthe sañcariṃ ahaṃ;

so me attho anuppatto, kālo me nappamajjituṃ.

291. “Tositohaṃ assajinā, patvāna acalaṃ padaṃ;