7. Nigguṇḍipupphiyatthera-apadānaṃ

39. “Yadā devo devakāyā, cavate āyusaṅkhayā;

tayo saddā niccharanti, devānaṃ anumodataṃ.

40. “‘Ito bho sugatiṃ gaccha, manussānaṃ sahabyataṃ;

manussabhūto saddhamme, labha saddhaṃ anuttaraṃ.

41. “‘Sā te saddhā niviṭṭhāssa, mūlajātā patiṭṭhitā;

yāvajīvaṃ asaṃhīrā, saddhamme suppavedite.

42. “‘Kāyena kusalaṃ katvā, vācāya kusalaṃ bahuṃ;

manasā kusalaṃ katvā, abyāpajjaṃ nirūpadhiṃ.

43. “‘Tato opadhikaṃ puññaṃ, katvā dānena taṃ bahuṃ;

aññepi macce saddhamme, brahmacariye nivesaya’.

44. “Imāya anukampāya, devādevaṃ yadā vidū;

cavantaṃ anumodanti, ehi deva punappunaṃ [devapuraṃ puna (sī.)].

45. “Saṃvego me [saṃviggohaṃ (syā.)] tadā āsi, devasaṅghe samāgate;

kaṃsu nāma ahaṃ yoniṃ, gamissāmi ito cuto.

46. “Mama saṃvegamaññāya, samaṇo bhāvitindriyo;

mamuddharitukāmo so, āgacchi mama santikaṃ.

47. “Sumano nāma nāmena, padumuttarasāvako;

atthadhammānusāsitvā, saṃvejesi mamaṃ tadā.

Dvādasamaṃ bhāṇavāraṃ.

48. “Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, buddhe cittaṃ pasādayiṃ;

taṃ dhīraṃ abhivādetvā, tattha kālaṃkato ahaṃ.

49. “Upapajjiṃ sa [upapajjissaṃ (sī.)] tattheva, sukkamūlena codito;

vasanto mātukucchimhi, puna dhāreti mātuyā.

50. “Tamhā kāyā cavitvāna, tidase upapajjahaṃ;

etthantare na passāmi, domanassamahaṃ tadā.

51. “Tāvatiṃsā cavitvāna, mātukucchiṃ samokkamiṃ;

nikkhamitvāna kucchimhā, kaṇhasukkaṃ ajānahaṃ.

52. “Jātiyā sattavassova [jātiyā sattavassena (syā.)], ārāmaṃ pāvisiṃ ahaṃ;

gotamassa bhagavato, sakyaputtassa tādino.

53. “Vitthārike [vitthārite (sī. ka.)] pāvacane, bāhujaññamhi sāsane;

addasaṃ sāsanakare, bhikkhavo tattha satthuno.

54. “Sāvatthi nāma nagaraṃ, rājā tatthāsi kosalo;

rathena nāgayuttena, upesi bodhimuttamaṃ.

55. “Tassāhaṃ nāgaṃ disvāna, pubbakammaṃ anussariṃ;

añjaliṃ paggahetvāna, samayaṃ agamāsahaṃ.

56. “Jātiyā sattavassova, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;

yo so buddhaṃ upaṭṭhāsi, ānando nāma sāvako.

57. “Gatimā dhitimā ceva, satimā ca bahussuto;

rañño cittaṃ pasādento, niyyādesi mahājuti.

58. “Tassāhaṃ dhammaṃ sutvāna, pubbakammaṃ anussariṃ;

tattheva ṭhitako santo, arahattamapāpuṇiṃ.

59. “Ekaṃsaṃ cīvaraṃ katvā, sire katvāna añjaliṃ;

sambuddhaṃ abhivādetvā, imaṃ vācaṃ udīrayiṃ.

60. “‘Padumuttarabuddhassa, dvipadindassa satthuno;

nigguṇḍipupphaṃ paggayha, sīhāsane ṭhapesahaṃ.

61. “‘Tena kammena dvipadinda, lokajeṭṭha narāsabha;

pattomhi acalaṃ ṭhānaṃ, hitvā jayaparājayaṃ’.

62. “Pañcavīsasahassamhi kappānaṃ manujādhipā;

abbudanirabbudāni, aṭṭhaṭṭhāsiṃsu khattiyā.

63. “Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ”;

itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā nigguṇḍipupphiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti;

nigguṇḍipupphiyattherassāpadānaṃ sattamaṃ;