‘‘Vipine buddhaṃ disvāna, sayambhuṃ aparājitaṃ;

Ambāṭakaṃ gahetvāna, sayambhussa adāsahaṃ.

‘‘Ekatiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ phalamadadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

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

Arahattaṃ pana patvā attano paṭipattiṃ paccavekkhitvā pītisomanassajāto –

Apaviddhaṃ susānasmiṃ, khajjantiṃ kimihī phuṭaṃ.

‘‘Yañhi eke jigucchanti, mataṃ disvāna pāpakaṃ;

Kāmarāgo pāturahu, andhova savatī ahuṃ.

‘‘Oraṃ odanapākamhā, tamhā ṭhānā apakkamiṃ;

Satimā sampajānohaṃ, ekamantaṃ upāvisiṃ.

‘‘Tato me manasīkāro, yoniso udapajjatha;

Ādīnavo pāturahu, nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.

‘‘Tato cittaṃ vimucci me, passa dhammasudhammataṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti. –

Imā pañca gāthā abhāsi.

‘‘Ratto atthaṃ na jānāti, ratto dhammaṃ na passati;

Andhatamaṃ tadā hoti, yaṃ rāgo sahate nara’’nti ca.

Rājadattattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

2. Subhūtattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Imamhi bhaddake kappe, brahmabandhu mahāyaso;

Kassapo nāma gottena, uppajji vadataṃ varo.

‘‘Anubyañjanasampanno, bāttiṃsavaralakkhaṇo;

Byāmappabhāparivuto, raṃsijālasamotthaṭo.

‘‘Assāsetā yathā cando, sūriyova pabhaṅkaro;

Nibbāpetā yathā megho, sāgarova guṇākaro.

Ākāso viya paññāya, asaṅgo anilo yathā.

‘‘Tadāhaṃ bārāṇasiyaṃ, upapanno mahākule;

Pahūtadhanadhaññasmiṃ, nānāratanasañcaye.

‘‘Mahatā parivārena, nisinnaṃ lokanāyakaṃ;

Upecca dhammamassosiṃ, amataṃva manoharaṃ.

‘‘Dvattiṃsalakkhaṇadharo, sanakkhattova candimā;

Anubyañjanasampanno, sālarājāva phullito.

‘‘Raṃsijālaparikkhitto, dittova kanakācalo;

Byāmappabhāparivuto, sataraṃsī divākaro.

‘‘Soṇṇānano jinavaro, samaṇīva siluccayo;

Karuṇāpuṇṇahadayo, guṇena viya sāgaro.

‘‘Lokavissutakitti ca, sinerūva naguttamo;

Yasasā vitthato vīro, ākāsasadiso muni.

‘‘Asaṅgacitto sabbattha, anilo viya nāyako;

Patiṭṭhā sabbabhūtānaṃ, mahīva munisattamo.

‘‘Anupalitto lokena, toyena padumaṃ yathā;

Kuvādagacchadahano, aggikkhandhova sobhati.

Gandhamādanaselova, guṇagandhavibhūsito.

‘‘Guṇānaṃ ākaro vīro, ratanānaṃva sāgaro;

Sindhūva vanarājīnaṃ, kilesamalahārako.

‘‘Vijayīva mahāyodho, mārasenāvamaddano;

Cakkavattīva so rājā, bojjhaṅgaratanissaro.

‘‘Mahābhisakkasaṅkāso, dosabyādhitikicchako;

Sallakatto yathā vejjo, diṭṭhigaṇḍaviphālako.

Parisāsu narādicco, dhammaṃ desayate jino.

‘‘Dānaṃ datvā mahābhogo, sīlena sugatūpago;

Bhāvanāya ca nibbāti, iccevamanusāsatha.

‘‘Desanaṃ taṃ mahassādaṃ, ādimajjhantasobhanaṃ;

Suṇanti parisā sabbā, amataṃva mahārasaṃ.

‘‘Sutvā sumadhuraṃ dhammaṃ, pasanno jinasāsane;

Sugataṃ saraṇaṃ gantvā, yāvajīvaṃ namassahaṃ.

‘‘Munino gandhakuṭiyā, opuñjesiṃ tadā mahiṃ;

Catujjātena gandhena, māse aṭṭha dinesvahaṃ.

‘‘Paṇidhāya sugandhattaṃ, sarīravissagandhino;

Tadā jino viyākāsi, sugandhatanulābhitaṃ.

‘‘Yo yaṃ gandhakuṭibhūmiṃ, gandhenopuñjate sakiṃ;

Tena kammavipākena, upapanno tahiṃ tahiṃ.

‘‘Sugandhadeho sabbattha, bhavissati ayaṃ naro;

Guṇagandhayutto hutvā, nibbāyissatināsavo.

‘‘Tena kammena sukatena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

Jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsamagacchahaṃ.

‘‘Pacchime ca bhave dāni, jāto vippakule ahaṃ;

Gabbhaṃ me vasato mātā, dehenāsi sugandhitā.

‘‘Yadā ca mātukucchimhā, nikkhamāmi tadā purī;

Sāvatthi sabbagandhehi, vāsitā viya vāyatha.

‘‘Pupphavassañca surabhi, dibbagandhaṃ manoramaṃ;

Dhūpāni ca mahagghāni, upavāyiṃsu tāvade.

Vāsayiṃsu sugandhena, yasmiṃ jāto ahaṃ ghare.

Tadā selaṃ saparisaṃ, vinetvā narasārathi.

‘‘Tehi sabbehi parivuto, sāvatthipuramāgato;

Tadā buddhānubhāvaṃ taṃ, disvā pabbajito ahaṃ.

‘‘Sīlaṃ samādhipaññañca, vimuttiñca anuttaraṃ;

Bhāvetvā caturo dhamme, pāpuṇiṃ āsavakkhayaṃ.

‘‘Yadā pabbajito cāhaṃ, yadā ca arahā ahuṃ;

Nibbāyissaṃ yadā cāhaṃ, gandhavasso tadā ahu.

‘‘Sarīragandho ca sadātiseti me, mahārahaṃ candanacampakuppalaṃ;

Tatheva gandhe itare ca sabbaso, pasayha vāyāmi tato tahiṃ tahiṃ.

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

Arahattaṃ pana patvā titthiyesu pabbajitvā attano pattaṃ attakilamathānuyogaṃ dukkhaṃ, sāsane pabbajitvā pattaṃ jhānādisukhañca cintetvā attano paṭipattipaccavekkhaṇamukhena aññaṃ byākaronto –

Caraṃ ce nādhigaccheyya, taṃ me dubbhagalakkhaṇaṃ.

‘‘Abbūḷhaṃ aghagataṃ vijitaṃ, ekañce ossajeyya kalīva siyā;

Sabbānipi ce ossajeyya andhova siyā, samavisamassa adassanato.

‘‘Yañhi kayirā tañhi vade, yaṃ na kayirā na taṃ vade;

Akarontaṃ bhāsamānaṃ, parijānanti paṇḍitā.

‘‘Yathāpi ruciraṃ pupphaṃ, vaṇṇavantaṃ agandhakaṃ;

Evaṃ subhāsitā vācā, aphalā hoti akubbato.

Evaṃ subhāsitā vācā, saphalā hoti kubbato’’ti. –

Imā pañca gāthā abhāsi.

Abbūḷhaṃ aghagataṃ vijitanti vibādhanasabhāvatāya aghā nāma rāgādayo, aghāni eva aghagataṃ, aghagatānaṃ vijitaṃ saṃsārappavatti, tesaṃ vijayo kusaladhammābhibhavo. ‘‘Aghagataṃ vijita’’nti anunāsikalopaṃ akatvā vuttaṃ. Taṃ abbūḷhaṃ anuddhataṃ yena, taṃ abbūḷhāghagataṃ vijitaṃ katvā evaṃbhūto hutvā, kilese asamucchinditvāti attho. Ekañce ossajeyyāti adutiyatāya padhānatāya ca ekaṃ appamādaṃ sammāpayogameva vā ossajeyya pariccajeyya ce. Kalīva so puggalo kāḷakaṇṇī viya siyā. Sabbānipi ce ossajeyyāti sabbānipi vimuttiyā paripācakāni saddhāvīriyasatisamādhipaññindriyāni ossajeyya ce, abhāvanāya chaḍḍeyya ce, andhova siyā samavisamassa adassanato.

Sugandhakanti sumanacampakanīluppalapupphādibhedaṃ. Evanti yathā taṃ pupphaṃ dhārentassa sarīre gandho pharati, evaṃ tepiṭakabuddhavacanasaṅkhātā subhāsitā vācāpi yo sakkaccasavanādīhi tattha kattabbaṃ karoti, assa puggalassa saphalā hoti, sutagandhapaṭipattigandhānaṃ āvahanato mahapphalā hoti mahānisaṃsā. Tasmā yathovādaṃ paṭipajjeyya, yathākārī tathāvādī ca bhaveyyāti. Sesaṃ vuttanayameva.

Subhūtattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

3. Girimānandattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Bhariyā me kālaṅkatā, putto sivathikaṃ gato;

Mātā pitā matā bhātā, ekacitamhi ḍayhare.

‘‘Tena sokena santatto, kiso paṇḍu ahosahaṃ;

Cittakkhepo ca me āsi, tena sokena aṭṭito.

‘‘Sokasallaparetohaṃ, vanantamupasaṅkamiṃ;

Pavattaphalaṃ bhuñjitvā, rukkhamūle vasāmahaṃ.

‘‘Sumedho nāma sambuddho, dukkhassantakaro jino;

Mamuddharitukāmo so, āgañchi mama santikaṃ.

Paggahetvānahaṃ sīsaṃ, ullokesiṃ mahāmuniṃ.

‘‘Upāgate mahāvīre, pīti me udapajjatha;

Tadāsimekaggamano, disvā taṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

‘‘Satiṃ paṭilabhitvāna, paṇṇamuṭṭhimadāsahaṃ;

Nisīdi bhagavā tattha, anukampāya cakkhumā.

‘‘Nisajja tattha bhagavā, sumedho lokanāyako;

Dhammaṃ me kathayī buddho, sokasallavinodanaṃ.

‘‘Anavhitā tato āguṃ, ananuññātā ito gatā;

Yathāgatā tathā gatā, tattha kā paridevanā.

‘‘Yathāpi pathikā sattā, vassamānāya vuṭṭhiyā;

Sabhaṇḍā upagacchanti, vassassāpatanāya te.

Evaṃ mātā pitā tuyhaṃ, tattha kā paridevanā.

‘‘Āgantukā pāhunakā, caliteritakampitā;

Evaṃ mātā pitā tuyhaṃ, tattha kā paridevanā.

‘‘Yathāpi urago jiṇṇaṃ, hitvā gacchati saṃ tacaṃ;

Evaṃ mātā pitā tuyhaṃ, saṃ tanuṃ idha hīyare.

‘‘Buddhassa giramaññāya, sokasallaṃ vivajjayiṃ;

Pāmojjaṃ janayitvāna, buddhaseṭṭhaṃ avandahaṃ.

‘‘Vanditvāna mahānāgaṃ, pūjayiṃ girimañjariṃ;

Dibbagandhaṃ sampavantaṃ, sumedhaṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

‘‘Pūjayitvāna sambuddhaṃ, sire katvāna añjaliṃ;

Anussaraṃ guṇaggāni, santhaviṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

‘‘Nittiṇṇosi mahāvīra, sabbaññu lokanāyaka;

Sabbe satte uddharasi, ñāṇena tvaṃ mahāmune.

‘‘Vimatiṃ dveḷhakaṃ vāpi, sañchindasi mahāmune;

Paṭipādesi me maggaṃ, tava ñāṇena cakkhuma.

‘‘Arahā vasipattā ca, chaḷabhiññā mahiddhikā;

Antalikkhacarā dhīrā, parivārenti tāvade.

‘‘Paṭipannā ca sekhā ca, phalaṭṭhā santi sāvakā;

Surodayeva padumā, pupphanti tava sāvakā.

Evaṃ ñāṇena sampanno, appameyyosi cakkhuma.

‘‘Vanditvāhaṃ lokajinaṃ, cakkhumantaṃ mahāyasaṃ;

Puthudisā namassanto, paṭikuṭiko āgañchahaṃ.

‘‘Devalokā cavitvāna, sampajāno patissato;

Okkamiṃ mātuyā kucchiṃ, sandhāvanto bhavābhave.

Ātāpī nipako jhāyī, paṭisallānagocaro.

‘‘Padhānaṃ padahitvāna, tosayitvā mahāmuniṃ;

Candovabbhaghanā mutto, vicarāmi ahaṃ sadā.

‘‘Vivekamanuyuttomhi, upasanto nirūpadhi;

Sabbāsave pariññāya, viharāmi anāsavo.

‘‘Tiṃsakappasahassamhi, yaṃ buddhamabhipūjayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

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

Atha therassa arahattappattiyā haṭṭhatuṭṭhe viya deve vassante upari taṃ vassane niyojanamukhena aññaṃ byākaronto –

‘‘Vassati devo yathāsugītaṃ, channā me kuṭikā sukhā nivātā;

Tassaṃ viharāmi vūpasanto, atha ce patthayasī pavassa deva.

‘‘Vassati devo yathāsugītaṃ, channā me kuṭikā sukhā nivātā;

Tassaṃ viharāmi santacitto, atha ce patthayasī pavassa deva.

‘‘Vassati devo…pe… tassaṃ viharāmi vītarāgo…pe….

‘‘Vassati devo…pe… tassaṃ viharāmi vītadoso…pe….

‘‘Vassati devo…pe… tassaṃ viharāmi vītamoho;

Atha ce patthayasī pavassa devā’’ti. – imā pañca gāthā abhāsi;

Evaṃ therassa anekavāraṃ kataṃ uyyojanaṃ sirasā sampaṭicchanto valāhakadevaputto ninnañca thalañca pūrento mahāvassaṃ vassāpesi.

Girimānandattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

4. Sumanattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Harītakaṃ āmalakaṃ, ambajambuvibhītakaṃ;

Kolaṃ bhallātakaṃ billaṃ, sayameva harāmahaṃ.

Ābādhena āpīḷentaṃ, adutīyaṃ mahāmuniṃ.

‘‘Harītakaṃ gahetvāna, sayambhussa adāsahaṃ;

Khādamattamhi bhesajje, byādhi passambhi tāvade.

‘‘Pahīnadaratho buddho, anumodamakāsi me;

Bhesajjadāneniminā, byādhivūpasamena ca.

Sabbattha sukhito hotu, mā ca te byādhimāgamā.

‘‘Idaṃ vatvāna sambuddho, sayambhū aparājito;

Nabhaṃ abbhuggamī dhīro, haṃsarājāva ambare.

‘‘Yato harītakaṃ dinnaṃ, sayambhussa mahesino;

Imaṃ jātiṃ upādāya, byādhi me nupapajjatha.

‘‘Ayaṃ pacchimako mayhaṃ, carimo vattate bhavo;

Tisso vijjā sacchikatā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

‘‘Catunnavutito kappe, bhesajjamadadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, bhesajjassa idaṃ phalaṃ.

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

Arahatte pana patiṭṭhito ekadivasaṃ mātulattherassa upaṭṭhānaṃ agamāsi. Taṃ thero adhigamaṃ pucchi, taṃ byākaronto –

‘‘Yaṃ patthayāno dhammesu, upajjhāyo anuggahi;

Amataṃ abhikaṅkhantaṃ, kataṃ kattabbakaṃ mayā.

‘‘Anuppatto sacchikato, sayaṃ dhammo anītiho;

Visuddhañāṇo nikkaṅkho, byākaromi tavantike.

‘‘Pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmi, dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ;

Sadattho me anuppatto, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

Sabbe me āsavā khīṇā, natthi dāni punabbhavo.

‘‘Anusāsi maṃ ariyavatā, anukampi anuggahi;

Amogho tuyhamovādo, antevāsimhi sikkhito’’ti. –

Imāhi pañcahi gāthāhi sīhanādaṃ nadanto aññaṃ byākāsi.

Tattha yaṃ patthayāno dhammesu, upajjhāyo anuggahi. Amataṃ abhikaṅkhantanti samathavipassanādīsu anavajjadhammesu yaṃ dhammaṃ mayhaṃ patthayanto ākaṅkhanto upajjhāyo amataṃ nibbānaṃ abhikaṅkhantaṃ maṃ ovādadānavasena anuggaṇhi. Kataṃ kattabbakaṃ mayāti tassa adhigamatthaṃ kattabbaṃ pariññādisoḷasavidhaṃ kiccaṃ kataṃ niṭṭhāpitaṃ mayā.

Ariyavatāti suvisuddhasīlādivatasamādānena. Antevāsimhi sikkhitoti tuyhaṃ samīpe ciṇṇabrahmacariyavāsatāya antevāsī sikkhitavā sikkhitaadhisīlādisikkho amhīti.

Sumanattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

5. Vaḍḍhattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Yassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, anusiṭṭho janettiyā;

Āraddhavīriyo pahitatto, patto sambodhimuttamaṃ.

‘‘Arahā dakkhiṇeyyomhi, tevijjo amataddaso;

Jetvā namucino senaṃ, viharāmi anāsavo.

‘‘Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, ye me vijjiṃsu āsavā;

Sabbe asesā ucchinnā, na ca uppajjare puna.

‘‘Visāradā kho bhaginī, evamatthaṃ abhāsayi;

Apihā nūna mayipi, vanatho te na vijjati.

‘‘Pariyantakataṃ dukkhaṃ, antimoyaṃ samussayo;

Jātimaraṇasaṃsāro, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti. – imā gāthā abhāsi;

Tato eva ārakattā kilesehi arahā puññakkhettatāya dakkhiṇeyyo dakkhiṇāraho amhi. Pubbenivāsañāṇādivijjāttayassa adhigatattā tevijjo nibbānassa sacchikatattā amataddaso namucino mārassa senaṃ kilesavāhiniṃ bodhipakkhiyasenāya jinitvā tassa jitattāyeva anāsavo sukhaṃ viharāmīti.

Idāni ‘‘anāsavo’’ti vuttamatthaṃ pākaṭataraṃ kātuṃ ‘‘ajjhattañcā’’ ti gāthamāha. Tassattho – ajjhattaṃ ajjhattavatthukā ca bahiddhā bahiddhavatthukā ca āsavā ye mayhaṃ ariyamaggādhigamato pubbe vijjiṃsu upalabbhiṃsu, te sabbe anavasesā ucchinnā ariyamaggena samucchinnā pahīnā puna dāni kadācipi na ca uppajjeyyuṃ na uppajjissantiyevāti.

Idāni ‘‘tayā niyojitākāreneva mayā paṭipanna’’nti dassento ‘‘pariyantakata’’nti osānagāthamāha, tassattho suviññeyyova.

Vaḍḍhattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

6. Nadīkassapattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Padumuttarabuddhassa, lokajeṭṭhassa tādino;

Piṇḍāya vicarantassa, dhārato uttamaṃ yasaṃ.

Dakkhiṇeyyassa vīrassa, adāsiṃ satthuno ahaṃ.

‘‘Tena kammena dvipadinda, lokajeṭṭha narāsabha;

Pattomhi acalaṃ ṭhānaṃ, hitvā jayaparājayaṃ.

‘‘Satasahassito kappe, yaṃ dānamadadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, aggadānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

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

Arahatte pana patiṭṭhito aparabhāge attano paṭipattiṃ paccavekkhitvā diṭṭhisamugghātakittanamukhena aññaṃ byākaronto –

Yassāhaṃ dhammaṃ sutvāna, micchādiṭṭhiṃ vivajjayiṃ.

‘‘Yajiṃ uccāvace yaññe, aggihuttaṃ juhiṃ ahaṃ;

Esā suddhīti maññanto, andhabhūto puthujjano.

‘‘Diṭṭhigahanapakkhando, parāmāsena mohito;

Asuddhiṃ maññisaṃ suddhiṃ, andhabhūto aviddasu.

‘‘Micchādiṭṭhi pahīnā me, bhavā sabbe vidālitā;

Juhāmi dakkhiṇeyyaggiṃ, namassāmi tathāgataṃ.

‘‘Mohā sabbe pahīnā me, bhavataṇhā padālitā;

Vikkhīṇo jātisaṃsāro, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti. –

Imā pañca gāthā abhāsi.

Tattha atthāya vata meti mayhaṃ atthāya vata hitāya vata. Buddhoti sabbaññubuddho. Nadiṃ nerañjaraṃ agāti nerañjarāsaṅkhātaṃ nadiṃ agañchi, tassā nadiyā tīre ca mama bhātu uruvelakassapassa assamaṃ upagatoti adhippāyo.

Micchādiṭṭhi pahīnā meti evaṃbhūtassa pana satthu sammukhā catusaccagabbhaṃ dhammakathaṃ sutvā yoniso paṭipajjantassa ariyamaggasammādiṭṭhiyā sabbāpi micchādiṭṭhi samucchedappahānavasena mayhaṃ pahīnā. Bhavāti kāmabhavādayo sabbepi bhavā ariyamaggasatthena vidālitā viddhaṃsitā. Juhāmi dakkhiṇeyyagginti āhavanīyādike aggī chaḍḍetvā sadevakassa lokassa aggadakkhiṇeyyatāya sabbassa ca pāpassa dahanato dakkhiṇeyyaggiṃ sammāsambuddhaṃ juhāmi paricarāmi. Tayidaṃ mayhaṃ dakkhiṇeyyaggiparicaraṇaṃ dadhinavanītamathitasappiādinirapekkhaṃ satthu namassanamevāti āha ‘‘namassāmi tathāgata’’nti. Atha vā juhāmi dakkhiṇeyyagginti dāyakānaṃ dakkhiṇāya mahapphalabhāvakaraṇena pāpassa ca dahanena dakkhiṇeyyaggibhūtaṃ attānaṃ juhāmi paricarāmi tathā katvā paricarāmi, tathā katvā pariharāmi. Pubbe aggidevaṃ namassāmi, idāni pana namassāmi tathāgatanti.

Mohā sabbe pahīnā meti dukkhe aññāṇādibhedā sabbe mohā mayhaṃ pahīnā samucchinnā, tato eva ‘‘bhavataṇhā padālitā. Vikkhīṇo jātisaṃsāro, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti tīsu padesu me-saddo ānetvā yojetabbo.

Nadīkassapattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

7. Gayākassapattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Ajinena nivatthohaṃ, vākacīradharo tadā;

Khāriyā pūrayitvānaṃ, kolaṃhāsiṃ mamassamaṃ.

‘‘Tamhi kāle sikhī buddho, eko adutiyo ahu;

Mamassamaṃ upagacchi, jānanto sabbakālikaṃ.

‘‘Sakaṃ cittaṃ pasādetvā, vanditvāna ca subbataṃ;

Ubho hatthehi paggayha, kolaṃ buddhassadāsahaṃ.

‘‘Ekatiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ phalamadadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, koladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

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

Arahatte pana patiṭṭhito attano paṭipattiṃ paccavekkhitvā pāpapavāhanakittanamukhena aññaṃ byākaronto –

‘‘Pāto majjhanhikaṃ sāyaṃ, tikkhattuṃ divasassahaṃ;

Otariṃ udakaṃ sohaṃ, gayāya gayaphagguyā.

Taṃ dānīdha pavāhemi, evaṃdiṭṭhi pure ahuṃ.

Tathaṃ yāthāvakaṃ atthaṃ, yoniso paccavekkhisaṃ.

‘‘Ninhātasabbapāpomhi, nimmalo payato suci;

Suddho suddhassa dāyādo, putto buddhassa oraso.

‘‘Ogayhaṭṭhaṅgikaṃ sotaṃ, sabbapāpaṃ pavāhayiṃ;

Tisso vijjā ajjhagamiṃ, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti. –

Imā pañca gāthā abhāsi.

Idāni tadā yenādhippāyena udakorohanamanuyuttaṃ, taṃ dassetuṃ ‘‘yaṃ mayā’’ti gāthamāha. Tassattho – ‘‘yaṃ mayā pubbe ito aññāsu jātīsu pāpakammaṃ upacitaṃ. Taṃ idāni idha gayātitthe imissā ca gayāphagguyā iminā udakorohanena pavāhemi apanemi vikkhālemī’’ti. Pure satthu sāsanupagamanato pubbe evaṃdiṭṭhi evarūpaviparītadassano ahuṃ ahosiṃ.

Punapi attano paramatthato nhātakabhāvameva vibhāvetuṃ ‘‘ogayhā’’ti osānagāthamāha. Tattha ogayhāti ogāhetvā anupavisitvā. Aṭṭhaṅgikaṃ sotanti sammādiṭṭhiādīhi aṭṭhaṅgasamodhānabhūtaṃ maggasotaṃ. Sabbapāpaṃ pavāhayinti anavasesaṃ pāpamalaṃ pakkhālesiṃ, ariyamaggajalapavāhanena paramatthanhātako ahosiṃ. Tato eva tisso vijjā ajjhagamiṃ, kataṃ buddhassa sāsananti vuttatthameva.

Gayākassapattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

8. Vakkalittheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Satthari evaṃ vadantepi thero satthu dassanaṃ pahāya aññattha gantuṃ na sakkoti. Tato satthā ‘‘nāyaṃ bhikkhu saṃvegaṃ alabhitvā bujjhissatī’’ti vassūpanāyikadivase ‘‘apehi, vakkalī’’ti theraṃ paṇāmesi. So satthārā paṇāmito sammukhe ṭhātuṃ asakkonto ‘‘kiṃ mayhaṃ jīvitena, yohaṃ satthāraṃ daṭṭhuṃ na labhāmī’’ti gijjhakūṭapabbate papātaṭṭhānaṃ abhiruhi. Satthā tassa taṃ pavattiṃ ñatvā ‘‘ayaṃ bhikkhu mama santikā assāsaṃ alabhanto maggaphalānaṃ upanissayaṃ nāseyyā’’ti attānaṃ dassetuṃ obhāsaṃ vissajjento –

‘‘Pāmojjabahulo bhikkhu, pasanno buddhasāsane;

Adhigacche padaṃ santaṃ, saṅkhārūpasamaṃ sukha’’nti. (dha. pa. 381) –

Idha pana evaṃ vadanti – ‘‘kiṃ te, vakkalī’’tiādinā satthārā ovadito gijjhakūṭe viharanto vipassanaṃ paṭṭhapesi, tassa saddhāya balavabhāvato eva vipassanā vīthiṃ na otarati, bhagavā taṃ ñatvā kammaṭṭhānaṃ sodhetvā adāsi. Puna vipassanaṃ matthakaṃ pāpetuṃ nāsakkhiyeva, athassa āhāravekallena vātābādho uppajji, taṃ vātābādhena pīḷiyamānaṃ ñatvā bhagavā tattha gantvā pucchanto –

‘‘Vātarogābhinīto tvaṃ, viharaṃ kānane vane;

Paviddhagocare lūkhe, kathaṃ bhikkhu karissasī’’ti. –

Āha. Taṃ sutvā thero –

Lūkhampi abhisambhonto, viharissāmi kānane.

‘‘Bhāvento satipaṭṭhāne, indriyāni balāni ca;

Bojjhaṅgāni ca bhāvento, viharissāmi kānane.

‘‘Āraddhavīriye pahitatte, niccaṃ daḷhaparakkame;

Samagge sahite disvā, viharissāmi kānane.

‘‘Anussaranto sambuddhaṃ, aggaṃ dantaṃ samāhitaṃ;

Atandito rattindivaṃ, viharissāmi kānane’’ti. –

Catasso gāthā abhāsi.

Tattha vātarogābhinītoti vātābādhena aseribhāvaṃ upanīto, vātabyādhinā abhibhūto. Tvanti theraṃ ālapati. Viharanti tena iriyāpathavihārena viharanto. Kānane vaneti kānanabhūte vane, mahāaraññeti attho. Paviddhagocareti vissaṭṭhagocare dullabhapaccaye. Vātarogassa sappāyānaṃ sappiādibhesajjānaṃ abhāvena pharusabhūmibhāgatāya ca lūkhe lūkhaṭṭhāne. Kathaṃ bhikkhu karissasīti bhikkhu tvaṃ kathaṃ viharissasīti bhagavā pucchi.

‘‘Yato yato sammasati, khandhānaṃ udayabbayaṃ;

Labhatī pītipāmojjaṃ, amataṃ taṃ vijānata’’nti ca. (dha. pa. 374);

Āraddhavīriyeti catubbidhasammappadhānavasena paggahitavīriye. Pahitatteti nibbānaṃ patipesitacitte. Niccaṃ daḷhaparakkameti sabbakālaṃ asithilavīriye. Avivādavasena kāyasāmaggidānavasena ca samagge. Diṭṭhisīlasāmaññena sahite sabrahmacārī disvā. Etena kalyāṇamittasampattiṃ dasseti.

Evaṃ pana vatvā thero vipassanaṃ ussukkāpetvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.54.28-65) –

‘‘Ito satasahassamhi, kappe uppajji nāyako;

Anomanāmo amito, nāmena padumuttaro.

‘‘Padumākāravadano, padumāmalasucchavī;

Lokenānupalittova, toyena padumaṃ yathā.

‘‘Vīro padumapattakkho, kanto ca padumaṃ yathā;

Padumuttaragandhova, tasmā so padumuttaro.

‘‘Lokajeṭṭho ca nimmāno, andhānaṃ nayanūpamo;

Santaveso guṇanidhi, karuṇāmatisāgaro.

‘‘Sa kadāci mahāvīro, brahmāsurasuraccito;

Sadevamanujākiṇṇe, janamajjhe jinuttamo.

‘‘Vadanena sugandhena, madhurena rutena ca;

Rañjayaṃ parisaṃ sabbaṃ, santhavī sāvakaṃ sakaṃ.

‘‘Saddhādhimutto sumati, mama dassanalālaso;

Natthi etādiso añño, yathāyaṃ bhikkhu vakkali.

Hutvā sutvā ca taṃ vākyaṃ, taṃ ṭhānamabhirocayiṃ.

‘‘Sasāvakaṃ taṃ vimalaṃ, nimantetvā tathāgataṃ;

Sattāhaṃ bhojayitvāna, dussehacchādayiṃ tadā.

‘‘Nipacca sirasā tassa, anantaguṇasāgare;

Nimuggo pītisampuṇṇo, idaṃ vacanamabraviṃ.

‘‘Yo so tayā santhavito, ito sattamake muni;

Bhikkhu saddhāvataṃ aggo, tādiso homahaṃ mune.

Imaṃ vākyaṃ udīresi, parisāya mahāmuni.

‘‘Passathetaṃ māṇavakaṃ, pītamaṭṭhanivāsanaṃ;

Hemayaññopacitaṅgaṃ, jananettamanoharaṃ.

‘‘Eso anāgataddhāne, gotamassa mahesino;

Aggo saddhādhimuttānaṃ, sāvakoyaṃ bhavissati.

‘‘Devabhūto manusso vā, sabbasantāpavajjito;

Sabbabhogaparibyūḷho, sukhito saṃsarissati.

‘‘Satasahassito kappe, okkākakulasambhavo;

Gotamo nāma gottena, satthā loke bhavissati.

‘‘Tassa dhammesu dāyādo, oraso dhammanimmito;

Vakkali nāma nāmena, hessati satthu sāvako.

‘‘Tena kammavisesena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

Jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsamagacchahaṃ.

‘‘Sabbattha sukhito hutvā, saṃsaranto bhavābhave;

Sāvatthiyaṃ pure jāto, kule aññatare ahaṃ.

‘‘Nonītasukhumālaṃ maṃ, jātapallavakomalaṃ;

Mandaṃ uttānasayanaṃ, pisācabhayatajjitā.

‘‘Pādamūle mahesissa, sāyesuṃ dīnamānasā;

Imaṃ dadāma te nātha, saraṇaṃ hohi nāyaka.

‘‘Tadā paṭiggahi so maṃ, bhītānaṃ saraṇo muni;

Jālinā cakkaṅkitena, mudukomalapāṇinā.

‘‘Tadā pabhuti tenāhaṃ, arakkheyyena rakkhito;

Sabbaveravinimutto, sukhena parivuddhito.

Jātiyā sattavassohaṃ, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ.

Rūpaṃ sabbasubhākiṇṇaṃ, atitto viharāmahaṃ.

‘‘Buddharūparatiṃ ñatvā, tadā ovadi maṃ jino;

Alaṃ vakkali kiṃ rūpe, ramase bālanandite.

‘‘Yo hi passati saddhammaṃ, so maṃ passati paṇḍito;

Apassamāno saddhammaṃ, maṃ passampi na passati.

‘‘Anantādīnavo kāyo, visarukkhasamūpamo;

Āvāso sabbarogānaṃ, puñjo dukkhassa kevalo.

‘‘Nibbindiya tato rūpe, khandhānaṃ udayabbayaṃ;

Passa upakkilesānaṃ, sukhenantaṃ gamissasi.

‘‘Evaṃ tenānusiṭṭhohaṃ, nāyakena hitesinā;

Gijjhakūṭaṃ samāruyha, jhāyāmi girikandare.

‘‘Ṭhito pabbatapādamhi, assāsayi mahāmuni;

Vakkalīti jino vācaṃ, taṃ sutvā mudito ahaṃ.

‘‘Pakkhandiṃ selapabbhāre, anekasataporise;

Tadā buddhānubhāvena, sukheneva mahiṃ gato.

‘‘Punopi dhammaṃ deseti, khandhānaṃ udayabbayaṃ;

Tamahaṃ dhammamaññāya, arahattamapāpuṇiṃ.

‘‘Sumahāparisamajjhe, tadā maṃ caraṇantago;

Aggaṃ saddhādhimuttānaṃ, paññapesi mahāmati.

‘‘Satasahassito kappe, yaṃ kammamakariṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

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

Vakkalittheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

9. Vijitasenattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Olaggessāmi te citta, āṇidvāreva hatthinaṃ;

Na taṃ pāpe niyojessaṃ, kāmajālaṃ sarīrajaṃ.

‘‘Tvaṃ olaggo na gacchasi, dvāravivaraṃ gajova alabhanto;

Na ca cittakali punappunaṃ, pasakka pāparato carissasi.

‘‘Yathā kuñjaraṃ adantaṃ, navaggahamaṅkusaggaho;

Balavā āvatteti akāmaṃ, evaṃ āvattayissaṃ taṃ.

‘‘Yathā varahayadamakusalo, sārathipavaro dameti ājaññaṃ;

Evaṃ damayissaṃ taṃ, patiṭṭhito pañcasu balesu.

Vīriyadhuraniggahito, na yito dūraṃ gamissase cittā’’ti. –

Gāthā abhāsi.

Tvaṃ olaggo na gacchasīti tvaṃ, cittakali, mayā satipaññāpatodaaṅkusehi vārito na dāni yathāruciṃ gamissasi, ayonisomanasikāravasena yathākāmaṃ vattituṃ na labhissasi. Yathā kiṃ? Dvāravivaraṃ gajova alabhanto nagarato gajanirodhato vā niggamanāya dvāravivarakaṃ alabhamāno hatthī viya. Cittakalīti cittakāḷakaṇṇi. Punappunanti aparāparaṃ. Pasakkāti saraṇasampassāsavasena. Pāparatoti pāpakammanirato pubbe viya idāni na carissasi tathā carituṃ na dassāmīti attho.

‘‘Suvaṇṇavaṇṇaṃ sambuddhaṃ, dvattiṃsavaralakkhaṇaṃ;

Vipinaggena gacchantaṃ, sālarājaṃva phullitaṃ.

‘‘Tiṇattharaṃ paññāpetvā, buddhaseṭṭhaṃ ayācahaṃ;

Anukampatu maṃ buddho, bhikkhaṃ icchāmi dātave.

Mama saṅkappamaññāya, orūhi mama assame.

‘‘Orohitvāna sambuddho, nisīdi paṇṇasanthare;

Bhallātakaṃ gahetvāna, buddhaseṭṭhassadāsahaṃ.

‘‘Mama nijjhāyamānassa, paribhuñji tadā jino;

Tattha cittaṃ pasādetvā, abhivandiṃ tadā jinaṃ.

‘‘Aṭṭhārase kappasate, yaṃ phalamadadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

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

Arahattaṃ pana patvā aññaṃ byākarontopi imā gāthā abhāsi.

Vijitasenattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

10. Yasadattattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Ārakā hoti saddhammā, nabhaso pathavī yathā.

‘‘Upārambhacitto dummedho, suṇāti jinasāsanaṃ;

Parihāyati saddhammā, kāḷapakkheva candimā.

‘‘Upārambhacitto dummedho, suṇāti jinasāsanaṃ;

Parisussati saddhamme, maccho appodake yathā.

‘‘Upārambhacitto dummedho, suṇāti jinasāsanaṃ;

Na virūhati saddhamme, khette bījaṃva pūtikaṃ.

‘‘Yo ca tuṭṭhena cittena, suṇāti jinasāsanaṃ;

Khepetvā āsave sabbe, sacchikatvā akuppataṃ;

Pappuyya paramaṃ santiṃ, parinibbātināsavo’’ti. –

Imā pañca gāthā abhāsi.

Tattha upārambhacittoti sārambhacitto, dosāropanādhippāyoti attho. Dummedhoti nippañño. Ārakā hoti saddhammāti so tādiso puggalo nabhaso viya pathavī paṭipattisaddhammatopi dūre hoti, pageva paṭivedhasaddhammato. ‘‘Na tvaṃ imaṃ dhammavinayaṃ ājānāsī’’tiādinā (dī. ni. 1.18) viggāhikakathaṃ anuyuttassa kuto santanipuṇo paṭipattisaddhammo.

Evaṃ satthārā ovadito saṃvegajāto pabbajitvā vipassanaṃ paṭṭhapetvā nacirasseva arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.44.35-43) –

Kañcanaṃva virocantaṃ, addasaṃ dvipaduttamaṃ.

‘‘Kamaṇḍaluṃ ṭhapetvāna, vākacīrañca kuṇḍikaṃ;

Ekaṃsaṃ ajinaṃ katvā, buddhaseṭṭhaṃ thaviṃ ahaṃ.

‘‘Tamandhakāraṃ vidhamaṃ, mohajālasamākulaṃ;

Ñāṇālokaṃ dassetvāna, nittiṇṇosi mahāmuni.

‘‘Samuddharasimaṃ lokaṃ, sabbāvantamanuttaraṃ;

Ñāṇe te upamā natthi, yāvatā jagato gati.

‘‘Tena ñāṇena sabbaññū, iti buddho pavuccati;

Vandāmi taṃ mahāvīraṃ, sabbaññutamanāvaraṃ.

‘‘Satasahassito kappe, buddhaseṭṭhaṃ thaviṃ ahaṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, ñāṇatthavāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

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

Arahattaṃ pana patvā aññaṃ byākarontopi thero imā eva gāthā abhāsi.

Yasadattattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

11. Soṇakuṭikaṇṇattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

So tattha yāvajīvaṃ puññāni katvā devamanussesu saṃsaranto vipassissa bhagavato kāle sāsane pabbajitvā vattapaṭivattāni pūrento ekassa bhikkhuno cīvaraṃ sibbitvā adāsi. Puna buddhasuññe loke bārāṇasiyaṃ tunnavāyo hutvā ekassa paccekabuddhassa cīvarakoṭiṃ chinnaṃ ghaṭetvā adāsi. Evaṃ tattha tattha puññāni katvā imasmiṃ buddhuppāde avantiraṭṭhe kuraraghare mahāvibhavassa seṭṭhino putto hutvā nibbatti. Soṇotissa nāmaṃ akaṃsu. Koṭiagghanakassa kaṇṇapiḷandhanassa dhāraṇena ‘‘koṭikaṇṇo’’ti vattabbe kuṭikaṇṇoti paññāyittha.

Vasīsatasahassehi, nagaraṃ pāvisī tadā.

Ratanāni pajjotiṃsu, nigghoso āsi tāvade.

‘‘Buddhassa ānubhāvena, bherī vajjumaghaṭṭitā;

Sayaṃ vīṇā pavajjanti, buddhassa pavisato puraṃ.

‘‘Buddhaseṭṭhaṃ namassāmi, padumuttaramahāmuniṃ;

Pāṭihīrañca passitvā, tattha cittaṃ pasādayiṃ.

‘‘Aho buddho aho dhammo, aho no satthu sampadā;

Acetanāpi tūriyā, sayameva pavajjare.

‘‘Satasahassito kappe, yaṃ saññamalabhiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhasaññāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

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

Arahatte pana patiṭṭhito attano upajjhāyena ācikkhitaniyāmena paccantimesu janapadesu vinayadharapañcamena gaṇena upasampadā, dhuvanhānaṃ, cammattharaṇaṃ, guṇaṅguṇūpāhanaṃ, cīvaravippavāsoti pañca vare yācitvā te satthu santikā labhitvā punadeva attano vasitaṭṭhānaṃ gantvā upajjhāyassa tamatthaṃ ārocesi. Ayamettha saṅkhepo. Vitthāro pana udānaṭṭhakathāyaṃ āgatanayena veditabbo. Aṅguttaraṭṭhakathāyaṃ (a. ni. aṭṭha. 1.1.206) pana ‘‘upasampanno hutvā attano upajjhāyassa santike kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇī’’ti vuttaṃ.

So aparabhāge vimuttisukhena viharanto attano paṭipattiṃ paccavekkhitvā somanassajāto udānavasena –

‘‘Upasampadā ca me laddhā, vimutto camhi anāsavo;

So ca me bhagavā diṭṭho, vihāre ca sahāvasiṃ.

‘‘Bahudeva rattiṃ bhagavā, abbhokāsetināmayi;

Vihārakusalo satthā, vihāraṃ pāvisī tadā.

Sīho selaguhāyaṃva, pahīnabhayabheravo.

‘‘Tato kalyāṇavākkaraṇo, sammāsambuddhasāvako;

Soṇo abhāsi saddhammaṃ, buddhaseṭṭhassa sammukhā.

Pappuyya paramaṃ santiṃ, parinibbissatyanāsavo’’ti. –

Imā pañca gāthā abhāsi.

Bahudeva rattinti paṭhamaṃ yāmaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dhammadesanāvasena kammaṭṭhānasodhanavasena ca, majjhimaṃ yāmaṃ devānaṃ brahmūnañca kaṅkhacchedanavasena bhagavā bahudeva rattiṃ abbhokāse atināmayi vītināmesi. Vihārakusaloti dibbabrahmaāneñjaariyavihāresu kusalo. Vihāraṃ pāvisīti ativelaṃ nisajjacaṅkamehi uppannaparissamavinodanatthaṃ gandhakuṭiṃ pāvisi.

Pañcakkhandhe pariññāyāti pañcupādānakkhandhe tīhipi pariññāhi parijānitvā te parijānantoyeva, añjasaṃ ariyaṃ aṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ bhāvayitvā, paramaṃ santiṃ nibbānaṃ pappuyya pāpuṇitvā ṭhito anāsavo. Tato eva idāni parinibbissati anupādisesanibbānavasena nibbāyissatīti.

Soṇakuṭikaṇṇattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

12. Kosiyattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Addasaṃ virajaṃ buddhaṃ, sabbadhammāna pāraguṃ.

‘‘Ucchukhaṇḍikamādāya buddhaseṭṭhassadāsahaṃ;

Pasannacitto sumano, vipassissa mahesino.

‘‘Ekanavutito kappe, yaṃ ucchumadadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, ucchukhaṇḍassidaṃ phalaṃ.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā attano paṭipattiṃ paccavekkhitvā garuvāsaṃ sappurisūpanissayañca pasaṃsanto –

‘‘Yo ve garūnaṃ vacanaññu dhīro, vase ca tamhi janayetha pemaṃ;

So bhattimā nāma ca hoti paṇḍito, ñatvā ca dhammesu visesi assa.

‘‘Yaṃ āpadā uppatitā uḷārā, nakkhambhayante paṭisaṅkhayantaṃ;

So thāmavā nāma ca hoti paṇḍito, ñatvā ca dhammesu visesi assa.

‘‘Yo ve samuddova ṭhito anejo, gambhīrapañño nipuṇatthadassī;

Asaṃhāriyo nāma ca hoti paṇḍito, ñatvā ca dhammesu visesi assa.

‘‘Bahussuto dhammadharo ca hoti, dhammassa hoti anudhammacārī;

So tādiso nāma ca hoti paṇḍito, ñatvā ca dhammesu visesi assa.

Atthañca ñatvāna tathā karoti;

Atthantaro nāma sa hoti paṇḍito,

Ñatvā ca dhammesu visesi assā’’ti. –

Imā pañca gāthā abhāsi.

Yanti yaṃ puggalaṃ paṭipattiyā antarāyakaraṇato ‘‘āpadā’’ti laddhavohārā sotuṇhakhuppipāsādipākaṭaparissayā ceva rāgādipaṭicchannaparissayā ca uppatitā uppannā, uḷārā balavantopi nakkhambhayante na kiñci cālenti. Kasmā? Paṭisaṅkhayantanti paṭisaṅkhāyamānaṃ paṭisaṅkhānabale ṭhitanti attho. Soti yo daḷhatarāhi āpadāhipi akkhambhanīyo, so thāmavā dhitimā daḷhaparakkamo nāma hoti. Anavasesasaṃkilesapakkhassa abhibhavanakapaññābalasamaṅgitāya paṇḍito ca nāma hoti. Tathābhūto ca ñatvā ca dhammesu visesi assāti taṃ vuttatthameva.

Kosiyattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

Pañcakanipātavaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.