4. Madhudāyakatthera-apadānaṃ

333. “Sindhuyā nadiyā tīre, sukato assamo mama;

tattha vācemahaṃ sisse, itihāsaṃ salakkhaṇaṃ.

334. “Dhammakāmā vinītā te, sotukāmā susāsanaṃ;

chaḷaṅge pāramippattā, sindhukūle vasanti te.

335. “Uppātagamane ceva, lakkhaṇesu ca kovidā;

uttamatthaṃ gavesantā, vasanti vipine tadā.

336. “Sumedho nāma sambuddho, loke uppajji tāvade;

amhākaṃ anukampanto, upāgacchi vināyako.

337. “Upāgataṃ mahāvīraṃ, sumedhaṃ lokanāyakaṃ;

tiṇasanthārakaṃ katvā, lokajeṭṭhassadāsahaṃ.

338. “Vipināto madhuṃ gayha, buddhaseṭṭhassadāsahaṃ;

sambuddho paribhuñjitvā, idaṃ vacanamabravi.

339. “‘Yo taṃ adāsi madhuṃ me, pasanno sehi pāṇibhi;

tamahaṃ kittayissāmi, suṇātha mama bhāsato.

340. “‘Iminā madhudānena, tiṇasanthārakena ca;

tiṃsa kappasahassāni, devaloke ramissati.

341. “‘Tiṃsa kappasahassamhi, okkākakulasambhavo;

gotamo nāma gottena, satthā loke bhavissati.

342. “‘Tassa dhammesu dāyādo, oraso dhammanimmito;

sabbāsave pariññāya, nibbāyissatināsavo.

343. “‘Devalokā idhāgantvā, mātukucchiṃ upāgate;

madhuvassaṃ pavassittha, chādayaṃ madhunā mahiṃ’.

344. “Mayi nikkhantamattamhi, kucchiyā ca suduttarā;

tatrāpi madhuvassaṃ me, vassate niccakālikaṃ.

345. “Agārā abhinikkhamma, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;

lābhī annassa pānassa, madhudānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

346. “Sabbakāmasamiddhohaṃ, bhavitvā devamānuse;

teneva madhudānena, pattomhi āsavakkhayaṃ.

347. “Vuṭṭhamhi deve caturaṅgule tiṇe, sampupphite [supupphite (syā.)] dharaṇīruhe sañchanne [vappadese (syā.)];

suññe ghare maṇḍaparukkhamūlake, vasāmi niccaṃ sukhito anāsavo.

348. “Majjhe mahante hīne ca [majjhe mayhaṃ bhavā assu (syā. pī. ka.)], bhave sabbe atikkamiṃ [ye bhave samatikkamiṃ (syā. ka.), yo bhavesu pakittayi (ka.)];

ajja me āsavā khīṇā, natthi dāni punabbhavo.

349. “Tiṃsakappasahassamhi, yaṃ dānamadadiṃ tadā;

duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, madhudānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

350. “Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ, bhavā sabbe samūhatā;

sabbāsavā parikkhīṇā, natthi dāni punabbhavo.

351. “Svāgataṃ vata me āsi…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ;

352. “paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ”;

itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā madhudāyako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti;

madhudāyakattherassāpadānaṃ catutthaṃ;