7. Mahākoṭṭhikatthera-apadānaṃ

221. “Padumuttaro nāma jino, sabbalokavidū muni;

ito satasahassamhi, kappe uppajji cakkhumā.

222. “Ovādako viññāpako, tārako sabbapāṇinaṃ;

desanākusalo buddho, tāresi janataṃ bahuṃ.

223. “Anukampako kāruṇiko, hitesī sabbapāṇinaṃ;

sampatte titthiye sabbe, pañcasīle patiṭṭhapi.

224. “Evaṃ nirākulaṃ āsi, suññataṃ titthiyehi ca;

vicittaṃ arahantehi, vasībhūtehi tādibhi.

225. “Ratanānaṭṭhapaññāsaṃ, uggato so mahāmuni;

kañcanagghiyasaṅkāso, bāttiṃsavaralakkhaṇo.

226. “Vassasatasahassāni, āyu vijjati tāvade;

tāvatā tiṭṭhamāno so, tāresi janataṃ bahuṃ.

227. “Tadāhaṃ haṃsavatiyaṃ, brāhmaṇo vedapāragū;

upecca sabbalokaggaṃ [sabbasāraggaṃ (sī.), sattapāragaṃ (pī.)], assosiṃ dhammadesanaṃ.

228. “Tadā so sāvakaṃ vīro, pabhinnamatigocaraṃ;

atthe dhamme nirutte ca, paṭibhāne ca kovidaṃ.

229. “Ṭhapesi etadaggamhi, taṃ sutvā mudito ahaṃ;

sasāvakaṃ jinavaraṃ, sattāhaṃ bhojayiṃ tadā.

230. “Dussehacchādayitvāna sasissaṃ buddhisāgaraṃ [buddhasāgaraṃ (ka.)];

nipacca pādamūlamhi, taṃ ṭhānaṃ patthayiṃ ahaṃ.

231. “Tato avoca lokaggo, ‘passathetaṃ dijuttamaṃ;

vinataṃ pādamūle me, kamalodarasappabhaṃ.

232. “‘Buddhaseṭṭhassa [seṭṭhaṃ buddhassa (syā. ka.)] bhikkhussa, ṭhānaṃ patthayate ayaṃ;

tāya saddhāya cāgena, saddhammassavanena [tena dhammassavena (sī. pī. ka.)] ca.

233. “‘Sabbattha sukhito hutvā, saṃsaritvā bhavābhave;

anāgatamhi addhāne, lacchase taṃ manorathaṃ.

234. “‘Satasahassito kappe, okkākakulasambhavo;

gotamo nāma gottena, satthā loke bhavissati.

235. “‘Tassa dhammesu dāyādo, oraso dhammanimmito;

koṭṭhiko nāma nāmena, hessati satthu sāvako’.

236. “Taṃ sutvā mudito hutvā, yāvajīvaṃ tadā jinaṃ;

mettacitto paricariṃ, sato paññāsamāhito.

237. “Tena kammavipākena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsamagacchahaṃ.

238. “Satānaṃ tīṇikkhattuñca, devarajjamakārayiṃ;

satānaṃ pañcakkhattuñca, cakkavattī ahosahaṃ.

239. “Padesarajjaṃ vipulaṃ, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ;

sabbattha sukhito āsiṃ, tassa kammassa vāhasā.

240. “Duve bhave saṃsarāmi, devatte atha mānuse;

aññaṃ gatiṃ na gacchāmi, suciṇṇassa idaṃ phalaṃ.

241. “Duve kule pajāyāmi, khattiye atha brāhmaṇe;

“nīce kule na jāyāmi, suciṇṇassa idaṃ phalaṃ.

242. “Pacchime bhave sampatte, brahmabandhu ahosahaṃ;

sāvatthiyaṃ vippakule, paccājāto mahaddhane.

243. “Mātā candavatī nāma, pitā me assalāyano;

yadā me pitaraṃ buddho, vinayī sabbasuddhiyā.

244. “Tadā pasanno sugate, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;

moggallāno ācariyo, upajjhā sārisambhavo.

245. “Kesesu chijjamānesu, diṭṭhi chinnā samūlikā;

nivāsento ca kāsāvaṃ, arahattamapāpuṇiṃ.

246. “Atthadhammaniruttīsu, paṭibhāne ca me mati;

pabhinnā tena lokaggo, etadagge ṭhapesi maṃ.

247. “Asandiṭṭhaṃ viyākāsiṃ, upatissena pucchito;

paṭisambhidāsu tenāhaṃ, aggo sambuddhasāsane.

248. “Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… viharāmi anāsavo;

249. “svāgataṃ vata me āsi…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ;

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

itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko thero imā gāthāyo

abhāsitthāti;

mahākoṭṭhikattherassāpadānaṃ sattamaṃ;