So tena puññakammena aparāparaṃ sugatīsuyeva parivattento kassapadasabalassa kāle bārāṇasiyaṃ kulaghare nibbattitvā parinibbute bhagavati suvaṇṇacetiyakaraṇaṭṭhāne satasahassagghanikāya suvaṇṇiṭṭhakāya pūjaṃ katvā, ‘‘bhagavā mayhaṃ nibbattanibbattaṭṭhāne sarīraṃ suvaṇṇavaṇṇaṃ hotū’’ti patthanaṃ akāsi.

Satasahasse kappānaṃ, ito uppajji nāyako.

‘‘Vīro kamalapattakkho, sasaṅkavimalānano;

Kanakācalasaṅkāso, ravidittisamappabho.

‘‘Sattanettamanohārī, varalakkhaṇabhūsito;

Sabbavākyapathātīto, manujāmarasakkato.

‘‘Sambuddho bodhayaṃ satte, vāgīso madhurassaro;

Karuṇānibandhasantāno, parisāsu visārado.

‘‘Deseti madhuraṃ dhammaṃ, catusaccūpasaṃhitaṃ;

Nimugge mohapaṅkamhi, samuddharati pāṇine.

‘‘Tadā ekacaro hutvā, tāpaso himavālayo;

Nabhasā mānusaṃ lokaṃ, gacchanto jinamaddasaṃ.

‘‘Upecca santikaṃ tassa, assosiṃ dhammadesanaṃ;

Vaṇṇayantassa vīrassa, sāvakassa mahāguṇaṃ.

‘‘Saṃkhittena mayā vuttaṃ, vitthārena pakāsayaṃ;

Parisaṃ mañca toseti, yathā kaccāyano ayaṃ.

‘‘Nāhaṃ evamidhekaccaṃ, aññaṃ passāmi sāvakaṃ;

Tasmātadagge esaggo, evaṃ dhāretha bhikkhavo.

‘‘Tadāhaṃ vimhito hutvā, sutvā vākyaṃ manoramaṃ;

Himavantaṃ gamitvāna, āhitvā pupphasañcayaṃ.

‘‘Pūjetvā lokasaraṇaṃ, taṃ ṭhānamabhipatthayiṃ;

Tadā mamāsayaṃ ñatvā, byākāsi sa raṇañjaho.

‘‘Passathetaṃ isivaraṃ, niddhantakanakattacaṃ;

Uddhaggalomaṃ pīṇaṃsaṃ, acalaṃ pañjaliṃ ṭhitaṃ.

‘‘Hāsaṃ supuṇṇanayanaṃ, buddhavaṇṇagatāsayaṃ;

Dhammajaṃ uggahadayaṃ, amatāsittasannibhaṃ.

Anāgatamhi addhāne, gotamassa mahāmune.

‘‘Tassa dhammesu dāyādo, oraso dhammanimmito;

Kaccāno nāma nāmena, hessati satthu sāvako.

‘‘Bahussuto mahāñāṇī, adhippāyavidū mune;

Pāpuṇissati taṃ ṭhānaṃ, yathāyaṃ byākato mayā.

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Duve bhave saṃsarāmi, devatte atha mānuse;

Aññaṃ gatiṃ na gacchāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Duve kule pajāyāmi, khattiye atha brāhmaṇe;

Nīce kule na jāyāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Pacchime ca bhave dāni, jāto ujjeniyaṃ pure;

Pajjotassa ca caṇḍassa, purohitadijādhino.

‘‘Putto tiriṭivacchassa, nipuṇo vedapāragū;

Mātā ca candimā nāma, kaccānohaṃ varattaco.

‘‘Vīmaṃsanatthaṃ buddhassa, bhūmipālena pesito;

Disvā mokkhapuradvāraṃ, nāyakaṃ guṇasañcayaṃ.

‘‘Sutvā ca vimalaṃ vākyaṃ, gatipaṅkavisosanaṃ;

Pāpuṇiṃ amataṃ santaṃ, sesehi saha sattahi.

‘‘Adhippāyavidū jāto, sugatassa mahāmate.

Ṭhapito etadagge ca, susamiddhamanoratho.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Kammaṃ bahukaṃ na kāraye, parivajjeyya janaṃ na uyyame;

So ussukko rasānugiddho, atthaṃ riñcati yo sukhādhivāho.

‘‘Paṅkoti hi naṃ avedayuṃ, yāyaṃ vandanapūjanā kulesu;

Sukhumaṃ sallaṃ durubbahaṃ, sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho’’ti. –

Dve gāthā abhāsi.

‘‘Na parassupanidhāya, kammaṃ maccassa pāpakaṃ;

Attanā taṃ na seveyya, kammabandhū hi mātiyā.

‘‘Na pare vacanā coro, na pare vacanā muni;

Attā ca naṃ yathā vedi, devāpi naṃ tathā vidū.

‘‘Pare ca na vijānanti, mayamettha yamāmase;

Ye ca tattha vijānanti, tato sammanti medhagā.

‘‘Jīvate vāpi sappañño, api vittaparikkhayo;

Paññāya ca alābhena, vittavāpi na jīvati.

Na ca diṭṭhaṃ sutaṃ dhīro, sabbaṃ ujjhitumarahati.

‘‘Cakkhumāssa yathā andho, sotavā badhiro yathā;

Paññavāssa yathā mūgo, balavā dubbaloriva;

Atha atthe samuppanne, sayetha matasāyika’’nti. –

Imā cha gāthā rañño pajjotassa ovādavasena abhāsi. So kira brāhmaṇe saddahitvā pasughātayaññaṃ kāreti, kammaṃ asodhetvāva acore corasaññāya daṇḍesi, aṭṭakaraṇe ca assāmike sāmike karoti, sāmike ca assāmike. Tato naṃ thero vivecetuṃ ‘‘na parassā’’tiādinā cha gāthā abhāsi.

Na pare vacanā coroti attanā coriyaṃ akatvā paravacanā parassa vacanamattena coro nāma na hoti, tathā na pare vacanā muni parassa vacanamattena muni suvisuddhakāyavacīmanosamācāro na hoti. Ettha hi pareti vibhattialopaṃ katvā niddeso. Keci pana ‘‘paresanti vattabbe pareti saṃ-kāralopaṃ katvā niddiṭṭha’’nti vadanti. Attā ca naṃ yathā vedīti naṃ sattaṃ tassa attā cittaṃ yathā ‘‘ahaṃ parisuddho, aparisuddho vā’’ti yāthāvato avedi jānāti. Devāpi naṃ tathā vidūti visuddhidevā, upapattidevā ca tathā vidū vidanti jānanti, tasmā sayaṃ tādisā devā ca pamāṇaṃ suddhāsuddhānaṃ suddhāsuddhabhāvajānane, na ye keci icchādosaparetā sattāti adhippāyo.

Imā kira catassopi gāthā thero supinantena rañño kathesi. Rājā supinaṃ disvā theraṃ namassantoyeva pabujjhitvā pabhātāya rattiyā theraṃ upasaṅkamitvā vanditvā attanā diṭṭhaniyāmena supinaṃ kathesi. Taṃ sutvā thero tā gāthā paccunubhāsitvā ‘‘sabbaṃ suṇātī’’tiādinā dvīhi gāthāhi rājānaṃ ovadi. Tattha sabbaṃ suṇāti sotenāti idha sotabbaṃ saddaṃ āpāthagataṃ sabbaṃ subhāsitaṃ dubbhāsitañca abadhiro sotena suṇāti. Tathā sabbaṃ rūpaṃ sundaraṃ asundarampi cakkhunā anandho passati, ayamindriyānaṃ sabhāvo. Tattha pana na ca diṭṭhaṃ sutaṃ dhīro, sabbaṃ ujjhitunti ca nidassanamattametaṃ. Yañhi taṃ diṭṭhaṃ sutaṃ vā, na taṃ sabbaṃ dhīro sappañño ujjhituṃ pariccajituṃ gahetuṃ vā arahati. Guṇāguṇaṃ pana tattha upaparikkhitvā ujjhitabbameva ujjhituṃ gahetabbañca gahetuṃ arahati, tasmā cakkhumāssa yathā andho cakkhumāpi samāno ujjhitabbe diṭṭhe andho yathā assa apassanto viya bhaveyya, tathā ujjhitabbe sute sotavāpi badhiro yathā assa asuṇanto viya bhaveyya. Paññavāssa yathā mūgoti vicāraṇapaññāya paññavā vacanakusalopi avattabbe mūgo viya bhaveyya. Balavā thāmasampannopi akattabbe dubbaloriva, rakāro padasandhikaro, asamattho viya bhaveyya. Atha atthe samuppanne, sayetha matasāyikanti attanā kātabbakicce uppanne upaṭṭhite matasāyikaṃ sayetha, matasāyikaṃ sayitvāpi taṃ kiccaṃ tīretabbameva, na virādhetabbaṃ. Atha vā atha atthe samuppanneti attanā akaraṇīye atthe kicce uppanne upaṭṭhite matasāyikaṃ sayetha, matasāyikaṃ sayitvāpi taṃ na kātabbameva. Na hi paṇḍito ayuttaṃ kātumarahatīti evaṃ therena ovadito rājā akattabbaṃ pahāya kātabbeyeva yuttappayutto ahosīti.

Mahākaccāyanattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

2. Sirimittattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Akkodhanonupanāhī, amāyo rittapesuṇo;

Sa ve tādisako bhikkhu, evaṃ pecca na socati.

‘‘Akkodhanonupanāhī, amāyo rittapesuṇo;

Guttadvāro sadā bhikkhu, evaṃ pecca na socati.

‘‘Akkodhanonupanāhī, amāyo rittapesuṇo;

Kalyāṇasīlo so bhikkhu, evaṃ pecca na socati.

‘‘Akkodhanonupanāhī, amāyo rittapesuṇo;

Kalyāṇamitto so bhikkhu, evaṃ pecca na socati.

‘‘Akkodhanonupanāhī, amāyo rittapesuṇo;

Kalyāṇapañño so bhikkhu, evaṃ pecca na socati.

‘‘Yassa saddhā tathāgate, acalā suppatiṭṭhitā;

Sīlañca yassa kalyāṇaṃ, ariyakantaṃ pasaṃsitaṃ.

‘‘Saṅghe pasādo yassatthi, ujubhūtañca dassanaṃ;

Adaliddoti taṃ āhu, amoghaṃ tassa jīvitaṃ.

Anuyuñjetha medhāvī, saraṃ buddhāna sāsana’’nti. – imā gāthā abhāsi;

‘‘Piyo garubhāvaniyo, vattā ca vacanakkhamo;

Gambhīrañca kathaṃ kattā, no caṭṭhāne niyojaye’’ti. (a. ni. 7.37) –

Evaṃ vibhāvitalakkhaṇo kalyāṇamitto etassāti kalyāṇamitto. Kalyāṇapaññoti sundarapañño. Yadipi paññā nāma asundarā natthi, niyyānikāya pana paññāya vasena evaṃ vuttaṃ

Evaṃ thero bhikkhūnaṃ dhammadesanāmukhena attani vijjamāne guṇe pakāsento aññaṃ byākāsi.

Sirimittattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

3. Mahāpanthakattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Yadā paṭhamamaddakkhiṃ, satthāramakutobhayaṃ;

Tato me ahu saṃvego, passitvā purisuttamaṃ.

‘‘Siriṃ hatthehi pādehi, yo paṇāmeyya āgataṃ;

Etādisaṃ so satthāraṃ, ārādhetvā virādhaye.

Kesamassūni chedetvā, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ.

‘‘Sikkhāsājīvasampanno, indriyesu susaṃvuto;

Namassamāno sambuddhaṃ, vihāsiṃ aparājito.

Na nisīde muhuttampi, taṇhāsalle anūhate.

‘‘Tassa mevaṃ viharato, passa vīriyaparakkamaṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

‘‘Pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmi, dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ;

Arahā dakkhiṇeyyomhi, vippamutto nirūpadhi.

‘‘Tato ratyāvivasāne, sūriyuggamanaṃ pati;

Sabbaṃ taṇhaṃ visosetvā, pallaṅkena upāvisi’’nti. – imā gāthā abhāsi;

Tatoti tasmā, yasmā suvisuddhasīlo satthari abhippasanno kilesābhibhavanapaṭipattiyañca ṭhito, tasmā. Paṇidhīti paṇidhānaṃ. Tato vā cittābhinīhāro. Āsīti ahosi. Cetaso abhipatthitoti, mama cittena icchito. Kīdiso pana soti āha ‘‘na nisīde muhuttampi, taṇhāsalle anūhate’’ti. ‘‘Aggamaggasaṇḍāsena mama hadayato taṇhāsalle anuddhaṭe muhuttampi na nisīde, nisajjaṃ na kappeyya’’nti evaṃ me cittābhinīhāro ahosīti attho.

Mahāpanthakattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

Aṭṭhakanipātavaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.