Vitakkā upadhāvanti, pagabbhā kaṇhato ime.

‘‘Uggaputtā mahissāsā, sikkhitā daḷhadhammino [daḷhadhanvino (sī. aṭṭha.)];

Samantā parikireyyuṃ, sahassaṃ apalāyinaṃ.

‘‘Sacepi ettakā [etato (saṃ. ni. 1.209)] bhiyyo, āgamissanti itthiyo;

Neva maṃ byādhayissanti [byāthayissanti (?)], dhamme samhi [dhammesvamhi (syā. ka.)] patiṭṭhito.

Nibbānagamanaṃ maggaṃ, tattha me nirato mano.

‘‘Evaṃ ce maṃ viharantaṃ, pāpima upagacchasi;

Tathā maccu karissāmi, na me maggampi dakkhasi.

‘‘Aratiñca [aratiṃ (bahūsu)] ratiñca pahāya, sabbaso gehasitañca vitakkaṃ;

Vanathaṃ na kareyya kuhiñci, nibbanatho avanatho sa [nibbanatho arato sa hi (saṃ. ni. 1.210)] bhikkhu.

‘‘Yamidha pathaviñca vehāsaṃ, rūpagataṃ jagatogadhaṃ kiñci;

Parijīyati sabbamaniccaṃ, evaṃ samecca caranti mutattā.

‘‘Upadhīsu janā gadhitāse, diṭṭhasute [diṭṭhe sute (sī.)] paṭighe ca mute ca;

Ettha vinodaya chandamanejo, yo hettha na limpati muni tamāhu [taṃ munimāhu (saṃ. ni. 1.210)].

Na ca vaggagatassa kuhiñci, no pana duṭṭhullagāhī [duṭṭhullabhāṇī (saṃ. ni. 1.210)] sa bhikkhu.

Santaṃ padaṃ ajjhagamā muni, paṭicca parinibbuto kaṅkhati kālaṃ.

‘‘Mānaṃ pajahassu gotama, mānapathañca jahassu asesaṃ;

Mānapathamhi sa mucchito, vippaṭisārīhuvā cirarattaṃ.

‘‘Makkhena makkhitā pajā, mānahatā nirayaṃ papatanti;

Socanti janā cirarattaṃ, mānahatā nirayaṃ upapannā.

‘‘Tasmā akhilo idha [akhilo (sī.), akhilodha (saṃ. ni. 1.211)] padhānavā, nīvaraṇāni pahāya visuddho;

Mānañca pahāya asesaṃ, vijjāyantakaro samitāvī.

‘‘Kāmarāgena ḍayhāmi, cittaṃ me pariḍayhati;

Sādhu nibbāpanaṃ brūhi, anukampāya gotama.

Nimittaṃ parivajjehi, subhaṃ rāgūpasaṃhitaṃ ( ) [(saṅkhāre parato passa, dukkhato mā ca attato; nibbāpehi mahārāgaṃ, mā dayhittho punappunaṃ;) (sī. saṃ. ni. 1.212) uddānagāthāyaṃ ekasattatītisaṅkhyā ca, theragāthāṭṭhakathā ca passitabbā].

‘‘Asubhāya cittaṃ bhāvehi, ekaggaṃ susamāhitaṃ;

Sati kāyagatā tyatthu, nibbidābahulo bhava.

‘‘Animittañca bhāvehi, mānānusayamujjaha;

Tato mānābhisamayā, upasanto carissasi.

‘‘Tameva vācaṃ bhāseyya, yāyattānaṃ na tāpaye;

Pare ca na vihiṃseyya, sā ve vācā subhāsitā.

‘‘Piyavācameva bhāseyya, yā vācā paṭinanditā;

Yaṃ anādāya pāpāni, paresaṃ bhāsate piyaṃ.

‘‘Saccaṃ ve amatā vācā, esa dhammo sanantano;

Sacce atthe ca dhamme ca, āhu santo patiṭṭhitā.

‘‘Yaṃ buddho bhāsati vācaṃ, khemaṃ nibbānapattiyā;

Dukkhassantakiriyāya, sā ve vācānamuttamā.

‘‘Gambhīrapañño medhāvī, maggāmaggassa kovido;

‘‘Saṅkhittenapi deseti, vitthārenapi bhāsati;

Sālikāyiva nigghoso, paṭibhānaṃ udiyyati [udīrayi (sī.), udīyyati (syā.), udayyati (?) uṭṭhahatīti taṃsaṃvaṇṇanā].

Sarena rajanīyena, savanīyena vaggunā;

Udaggacittā muditā, sotaṃ odhenti bhikkhavo.

‘‘Ajja pannarase visuddhiyā, bhikkhū pañcasatā samāgatā;

Saṃyojanabandhanacchidā, anīghā khīṇapunabbhavā isī.

Samantā anupariyeti, sāgarantaṃ mahiṃ imaṃ.

Sāvakā payirupāsanti, tevijjā maccuhāyino.

‘‘Sabbe bhagavato puttā, palāpettha na vijjati;

Taṇhāsallassa hantāraṃ, vande ādiccabandhunaṃ.

‘‘Parosahassaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ, sugataṃ payirupāsati;

Desentaṃ virajaṃ dhammaṃ, nibbānaṃ akutobhayaṃ.

‘‘Suṇanti dhammaṃ vimalaṃ, sammāsambuddhadesitaṃ;

Sobhati vata sambuddho, bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhato.

‘‘‘Nāganāmo’si bhagavā, isīnaṃ isisattamo;

Mahāmeghova hutvāna, sāvake abhivassasi.

Sāvako te mahāvīra, pāde vandati vaṅgiso.

‘‘Ummaggapathaṃ mārassa, abhibhuyya carati pabhijja khīlāni;

Taṃ passatha bandhapamuñcakaraṃ, asitaṃva bhāgaso pavibhajja.

‘‘Oghassa hi nitaraṇatthaṃ, anekavihitaṃ maggaṃ akkhāsi;

Tasmiñca amate akkhāte, dhammadasā ṭhitā asaṃhīrā.

‘‘Pajjotakaro ativijjha [ativijjha dhammaṃ (sī.)], sabbaṭhitīnaṃ atikkamamaddasa [atikkamamadda (sī. ka.)];

Ñatvā ca sacchikatvā ca, aggaṃ so desayi dasaddhānaṃ.

‘‘Evaṃ sudesite dhamme, ko pamādo vijānataṃ dhammaṃ;

Tasmā hi tassa bhagavato sāsane, appamatto sadā namassamanusikkhe.

‘‘Buddhānubuddho yo thero, koṇḍañño tibbanikkamo;

Lābhī sukhavihārānaṃ, vivekānaṃ abhiṇhaso.

Sabbassa taṃ anuppattaṃ, appamattassa sikkhato.

‘‘Mahānubhāvo tevijjo, cetopariyakovido;

Koṇḍañño buddhadāyādo, pāde vandati satthuno.

Sāvakā payirupāsanti, tevijjā maccuhāyino.

‘‘Cetasā [te cetasā (saṃ. ni. 1.218)] anupariyeti, moggallāno mahiddhiko;

‘‘Evaṃ sabbaṅgasampannaṃ, muniṃ dukkhassa pāraguṃ;

Anekākārasampannaṃ, payirupāsanti gotamaṃ.

‘‘Cando yathā vigatavalāhake nabhe, virocati vītamalova bhāṇumā;

Evampi aṅgīrasa tvaṃ mahāmuni, atirocasi yasasā sabbalokaṃ.

‘‘Kāveyyamattā vicarimha pubbe, gāmā gāmaṃ purā puraṃ;

Athaddasāma sambuddhaṃ, sabbadhammāna pāraguṃ.

‘‘So me dhammamadesesi, muni dukkhassa pāragū;

Dhammaṃ sutvā pasīdimha, saddhā [addhā (sī. aṭṭha.)] no udapajjatha.

‘‘Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, khandhe āyatanāni ca;

Dhātuyo ca viditvāna, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ.

‘‘Bahūnaṃ vata atthāya, uppajjanti tathāgatā;

Itthīnaṃ purisānañca, ye te sāsanakārakā.

‘‘Tesaṃ kho vata atthāya, bodhimajjhagamā muni;

Bhikkhūnaṃ bhikkhunīnañca, ye nirāmagataddasā.

‘‘Sudesitā cakkhumatā, buddhenādiccabandhunā;

Cattāri ariyasaccāni, anukampāya pāṇinaṃ.

‘‘Evamete tathā vuttā, diṭṭhā me te yathā tathā;

Sadattho me anuppatto, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

‘‘Svāgataṃ vata me āsi, mama buddhassa santike;

Suvibhattesu [savibhattesu (sī. ka.)] dhammesu, yaṃ seṭṭhaṃ tadupāgamiṃ.

‘‘Abhiññāpāramippatto, sotadhātu visodhitā;

Tevijjo iddhipattomhi, cetopariyakovido.

Aggāḷave kālamakāsi bhikkhu, ñāto yasassī abhinibbutatto.

So taṃ namassaṃ acari mutyapekho, āraddhavīriyo daḷhadhammadassī.

‘‘Taṃ sāvakaṃ sakka mayampi sabbe, aññātumicchāma samantacakkhu;

Samavaṭṭhitā no savanāya sotā [hetuṃ (sī. syā.) suttanipātaṭṭhakathā passitabbā], tuvaṃ no satthā tvamanuttarosi’’.

Majjheva no bhāsa samantacakkhu, sakkova devāna sahassanetto.

‘‘Ye keci ganthā idha mohamaggā, aññāṇapakkhā vicikicchaṭhānā;

Tathāgataṃ patvā na te bhavanti, cakkhuñhi etaṃ paramaṃ narānaṃ.

Tamovassa nivuto sabbaloko, jotimantopi na pabhāseyyuṃ [na jotimantopi narā tapeyyuṃ (su. ni. 350)].

‘‘Dhīrā ca pajjotakarā bhavanti, taṃ taṃ ahaṃ vīra tatheva maññe;

Vipassinaṃ jānamupāgamimha, parisāsu no āvikarohi kappaṃ.

‘‘Khippaṃ giraṃ eraya vaggu vagguṃ, haṃsova paggayha saṇikaṃ nikūja;

Na kāmakāro hi [hoti (sī. ka.)] puthujjanānaṃ, saṅkheyyakāro ca [va (bahūsu)] tathāgatānaṃ.

‘‘Sampannaveyyākaraṇaṃ tavedaṃ, samujjupaññassa samuggahītaṃ;

Ayamañjali pacchimo suppaṇāmito, mā mohayī jānamanomapañña.

‘‘Paroparaṃ ariyadhammaṃ viditvā, mā mohayī jānamanomavīriya;

Vāriṃ yathā ghammani ghammatatto, vācābhikaṅkhāmi sutaṃ pavassa.

‘‘Yadatthikaṃ brahmacariyaṃ acarī, kappāyano kaccissataṃ amoghaṃ;

Nibbāyi so ādu saupādiseso [anupādisesā (sī.), anupādiseso (ka.)], yathā vimutto ahu taṃ suṇoma.

(Iti bhagavā) kaṇhassa sotaṃ dīgharattānusayitaṃ;

‘‘Esa sutvā pasīdāmi, vaco te isisattama;

Amoghaṃ kira me puṭṭhaṃ, na maṃ vañcesi brāhmaṇo.

‘‘Yathā vādī tathā kārī, ahu buddhassa sāvako;

Acchecchi maccuno jālaṃ, tataṃ māyāvino daḷhaṃ.

‘‘Taṃ devadevaṃ vandāmi, puttaṃ te dvipaduttama;

Anujātaṃ mahāvīraṃ, nāgaṃ nāgassa orasa’’nti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā vaṅgīso thero gāthāyo

Abhāsitthāti.

Mahānipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Sattatimhi nipātamhi, vaṅgīso paṭibhāṇavā;

Ekova thero natthañño, gāthāyo ekasattatīti.

Niṭṭhitā theragāthāyo.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Sahassaṃ honti tā gāthā, tīṇi saṭṭhisatāni ca;

Therā ca dve satā saṭṭhi, cattāro ca pakāsitā.

Sīhanādaṃ naditvāna, buddhaputtā anāsavā;

Khemantaṃ pāpuṇitvāna, aggikhandhāva nibbutāti.

Theragāthāpāḷi niṭṭhitā.