3-3. Mahākassapatthera-apadānaṃ

398. “Padumuttarassa bhagavato, lokajeṭṭhassa tādino;

nibbute lokanāthamhi, pūjaṃ kubbanti satthuno.

399. “Udaggacittā janatā, āmoditapamoditā;

tesu saṃvegajātesu, pīti me udapajjatha.

400. “Ñātimitte samānetvā, idaṃ vacanamabraviṃ;

parinibbuto mahāvīro, handa pūjaṃ karomase.

401. “Sādhūti te paṭissutvā, bhiyyo hāsaṃ janiṃsu me;

buddhasmiṃ lokanāthamhi, kāhāma puññasañcayaṃ.

402. “Agghiyaṃ sukataṃ katvā, satahatthasamuggataṃ;

diyaḍḍhahatthapatthaṭaṃ, vimānaṃ nabhamuggataṃ.

403. “Katvāna hammiyaṃ tattha, tālapantīhi cittitaṃ;

sakaṃ cittaṃ pasādetvā, cetiyaṃ pūjayuttamaṃ.

404. “Aggikkhandhova jalito, kiṃsuko iva [sālarājāva (sī.)] phullito;

indalaṭṭhīva ākāse, obhāseti catuddisā.

405. “Tattha cittaṃ pasādetvā, katvāna kusalaṃ bahuṃ;

pubbakammaṃ saritvāna, tidasaṃ upapajjahaṃ.

406. “Sahassayuttaṃ hayavāhiṃ, dibbayānamadhiṭṭhito;

ubbiddhaṃ bhavanaṃ mayhaṃ, sattabhūmaṃ samuggataṃ.

407. “Kūṭāgārasahassāni, sabbasoṇṇamayā ahuṃ;

jalanti sakatejena, disā sabbā pabhāsayaṃ.

408. “Santi aññepi niyyūhā, lohitaṅgamayā tadā;

tepi jotanti ābhāya, samantā caturo disā.

409. “Puññakammābhinibbattā, kūṭāgārā sunimmitā;

maṇimayāpi jotanti, disā dasa [disodisaṃ (syā.)] samantato.

410. “Tesaṃ ujjotamānānaṃ, obhāso vipulo ahu;

sabbe deve abhibhomi, puññakammassidaṃ phalaṃ.

411. “Saṭṭhikappasahassamhi ubbiddho nāma khattiyo;

cāturanto vijitāvī, pathaviṃ āvasiṃ ahaṃ.

412. “Tatheva bhaddake kappe, tiṃsakkhattuṃ ahosahaṃ;

sakakammābhiraddhomhi, cakkavattī mahabbalo.

413. “Sattaratanasampanno, catudīpamhi issaro;

tatthāpi bhavanaṃ mayhaṃ, indalaṭṭhīva uggataṃ.

414. “Āyāmato catubbīsaṃ, vitthārena ca dvādasa;

rammaṇaṃ [rammakaṃ (sī. syā.)] nāma nagaraṃ, daḷhapākāratoraṇaṃ.

415. “Āyāmato pañcasataṃ, vitthārena tadaḍḍhakaṃ;

ākiṇṇaṃ janakāyehi, tidasānaṃ puraṃ viya.

416. “Yathā sūcighare sūcī, pakkhittā paṇṇavīsati;

aññamaññaṃ paghaṭṭenti, ākiṇṇaṃ hoti laṅkataṃ [taṃ tadā (sī.), satatā (syā.), saṅkaraṃ (?)].

417. “Evampi nagaraṃ mayhaṃ, hatthissarathasaṃkulaṃ;

manussehi sadākiṇṇaṃ, rammaṇaṃ nagaruttamaṃ.

418. “Tattha bhutvā pivitvā ca, puna devattanaṃ gato [punapi devataṅgato (ka.)];

bhave pacchimake mayhaṃ, ahosi kulasampadā.

419. “Brāhmaññakulasambhūto mahāratanasañcayo;

asītikoṭiyo hitvā, hiraññassāpi pabbajiṃ.

420. “Paṭisambhidā catasso, vimokkhāpi ca aṭṭhime;

chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ”.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā mahākassapo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Mahākassapattherassāpadānaṃ tatiyaṃ.