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Vatthugāthā

Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Cūḷaniddesa
  • 0.2Pārāyanavaggagāthā

0.31. Vatthugāthā

0.4Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa.

1.1Kosalānaṁ purā rammā,1.2agamā dakkhiṇāpathaṁ;1.3Ākiñcaññaṁ patthayāno,1.4brāhmaṇo mantapāragū.

2.1So assakassa visaye,2.2maḷakassa samāsane;2.3Vasi godhāvarīkūle,2.4uñchena ca phalena ca.

3.1Tasseva upanissāya,3.2gāmo ca vipulo ahu;3.3Tato jātena āyena,3.4mahāyaññamakappayi.

4.1Mahāyaññaṁ yajitvāna,4.2puna pāvisi assamaṁ;4.3Tasmiṁ paṭipaviṭṭhamhi,4.4añño āgañchi brāhmaṇo.

5.1Ugghaṭṭapādo tasito,5.2paṅkadanto rajassiro;5.3So ca naṁ upasaṅkamma,5.4satāni pañca yācati.

6.1Tamenaṁ bāvarī disvā,6.2āsanena nimantayi;6.3Sukhañca kusalaṁ pucchi,6.4idaṁ vacanamabravi.

7.1“Yaṁ kho mama deyyadhammaṁ,7.2Sabbaṁ visajjitaṁ mayā;7.3Anujānāhi me brahme,7.4Natthi pañcasatāni me”.

8.1“Sace me yācamānassa,8.2bhavaṁ nānupadassati;8.3Sattame divase tuyhaṁ,8.4muddhā phalatu sattadhā”.

9.1Abhisaṅkharitvā kuhako,9.2bheravaṁ so akittayi;9.3Tassa taṁ vacanaṁ sutvā,9.4bāvarī dukkhito ahu.

10.1Ussussati anāhāro,10.2sokasallasamappito;10.3Athopi evaṁ cittassa,10.4jhāne na ramatī mano.

11.1Utrastaṁ dukkhitaṁ disvā,11.2devatā atthakāminī;11.3Bāvariṁ upasaṅkamma,11.4idaṁ vacanamabravi.

12.1“Na so muddhaṁ pajānāti,12.2kuhako so dhanatthiko;12.3Muddhani muddhapāte vā,12.4ñāṇaṁ tassa na vijjati”.

13.1“Bhotī carahi jānāti,13.2Taṁ me akkhāhi pucchitā;13.3Muddhaṁ muddhādhipātañca,13.4Taṁ suṇoma vaco tava”.

14.1“Ahampetaṁ na jānāmi,14.2ñāṇaṁ mettha na vijjati;14.3Muddhani muddhādhipāte ca,14.4jinānaṁ hettha dassanaṁ”.

15.1“Atha ko carahi jānāti,15.2asmiṁ pathavimaṇḍale;15.3Muddhaṁ muddhādhipātañca,15.4taṁ me akkhāhi devate”.

16.1“Purā kapilavatthumhā,16.2nikkhanto lokanāyako;16.3Apacco okkākarājassa,16.4sakyaputto pabhaṅkaro.

17.1So hi brāhmaṇa sambuddho,17.2sabbadhammāna pāragū;17.3Sabbābhiññābalappatto,17.4sabbadhammesu cakkhumā;17.5Sabbakammakkhayaṁ patto,17.6vimutto upadhikkhaye.

18.1Buddho so bhagavā loke,18.2dhammaṁ deseti cakkhumā;18.3Taṁ tvaṁ gantvāna pucchassu,18.4so te taṁ byākarissati”.

19.1Sambuddhoti vaco sutvā,19.2udaggo bāvarī ahu;19.3Sokassa tanuko āsi,19.4pītiñca vipulaṁ labhi.

20.1So bāvarī attamano udaggo,20.2Taṁ devataṁ pucchati vedajāto;20.3“Katamamhi gāme nigamamhi vā pana,20.4Katamamhi vā janapade lokanātho;20.5Yattha gantvāna passemu,20.6Sambuddhaṁ dvipaduttamaṁ”.

21.1“Sāvatthiyaṁ kosalamandire jino,21.2Pahūtapañño varabhūrimedhaso;21.3So sakyaputto vidhuro anāsavo,21.4Muddhādhipātassa vidū narāsabho”.

22.1Tato āmantayī sisse,22.2brāhmaṇe mantapāragū;22.3“Etha māṇavā akkhissaṁ,22.4suṇātha vacanaṁ mama.

23.1Yasseso dullabho loke,23.2pātubhāvo abhiṇhaso;23.3Svājja lokamhi uppanno,23.4sambuddho iti vissuto;23.5Khippaṁ gantvāna sāvatthiṁ,23.6passavho dvipaduttamaṁ”.

24.1“Kathaṁ carahi jānemu,24.2disvā buddhoti brāhmaṇa;24.3Ajānataṁ no pabrūhi,24.4yathā jānemu taṁ mayaṁ”.

25.1“Āgatāni hi mantesu,25.2mahāpurisalakkhaṇā;25.3Dvattiṁsāni ca byākkhātā,25.4samattā anupubbaso.

26.1Yassete honti gattesu,26.2mahāpurisalakkhaṇā;26.3Dveyeva tassa gatiyo,26.4tatiyā hi na vijjati.

27.1Sace agāraṁ āvasati,27.2vijeyya pathaviṁ imaṁ;27.3Adaṇḍena asatthena,27.4dhammena anusāsati.

28.1Sace ca so pabbajati,28.2Agārā anagāriyaṁ;28.3Vivaṭṭacchado sambuddho,28.4Arahā bhavati anuttaro.

29.1Jātiṁ gottañca lakkhaṇaṁ,29.2mante sisse punāpare;29.3Muddhaṁ muddhādhipātañca,29.4manasāyeva pucchatha.

30.1Anāvaraṇadassāvī,30.2yadi buddho bhavissati;30.3Manasā pucchite pañhe,30.4vācāya visajjessati”.

31.1Bāvarissa vaco sutvā,31.2sissā soḷasa brāhmaṇā;31.3Ajito tissametteyyo,31.4puṇṇako atha mettagū.

32.1Dhotako upasīvo ca,32.2nando ca atha hemako;32.3Todeyyakappā dubhayo,32.4jatukaṇṇī ca paṇḍito.

33.1Bhadrāvudho udayo ca,33.2posālo cāpi brāhmaṇo;33.3Mogharājā ca medhāvī,33.4piṅgiyo ca mahāisi.

34.1Paccekagaṇino sabbe,34.2sabbalokassa vissutā;34.3Jhāyī jhānaratā dhīrā,34.4pubbavāsanavāsitā.

35.1Bāvariṁ abhivādetvā,35.2katvā ca naṁ padakkhiṇaṁ;35.3Jaṭājinadharā sabbe,35.4pakkāmuṁ uttarāmukhā.

36.1Maḷakassa patiṭṭhānaṁ,36.2puramāhissatiṁ tadā;36.3Ujjeniñcāpi gonaddhaṁ,36.4vedisaṁ vanasavhayaṁ.

37.1Kosambiñcāpi sāketaṁ,37.2sāvatthiñca puruttamaṁ;37.3Setabyaṁ kapilavatthuṁ,37.4kusinārañca mandiraṁ.

38.1Pāvañca bhoganagaraṁ,38.2vesāliṁ māgadhaṁ puraṁ;38.3Pāsāṇakaṁ cetiyañca,38.4ramaṇīyaṁ manoramaṁ.

39.1Tasitovudakaṁ sītaṁ,39.2mahālābhaṁva vāṇijo;39.3Chāyaṁ ghammābhitattova,39.4turitā pabbatamāruhuṁ.

40.1Bhagavā tamhi samaye,40.2bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhato;40.3Bhikkhūnaṁ dhammaṁ deseti,40.4sīhova nadatī vane.

41.1Ajito addasa buddhaṁ,41.2Pītaraṁsiṁva bhāṇumaṁ;41.3Candaṁ yathā pannarase,41.4Paripūraṁ upāgataṁ.

42.1Athassa gatte disvāna,42.2paripūrañca byañjanaṁ;42.3Ekamantaṁ ṭhito haṭṭho,42.4manopañhe apucchatha.

43.1“Ādissa jammanaṁ brūhi,43.2gottaṁ brūhi salakkhaṇaṁ;43.3Mantesu pāramiṁ brūhi,43.4kati vāceti brāhmaṇo”.

44.1“Vīsaṁ vassasataṁ āyu,44.2so ca gottena bāvarī;44.3Tīṇissa lakkhaṇā gatte,44.4tiṇṇaṁ vedāna pāragū.

45.1Lakkhaṇe itihāse ca,45.2sanighaṇḍusakeṭubhe;45.3Pañcasatāni vāceti,45.4sadhamme pāramiṁ gato”.

46.1“Lakkhaṇānaṁ pavicayaṁ,46.2bāvarissa naruttama;46.3Taṇhacchida pakāsehi,46.4mā no kaṅkhāyitaṁ ahu”.

47.1“Mukhaṁ jivhāya chādeti,47.2uṇṇassa bhamukantare;47.3Kosohitaṁ vatthaguyhaṁ,47.4evaṁ jānāhi māṇava”.

48.1Pucchañhi kiñci asuṇanto,48.2sutvā pañhe viyākate;48.3Vicinteti jano sabbo,48.4vedajāto katañjalī.

49.1“Ko nu devo vā brahmā vā,49.2indo vāpi sujampati;49.3Manasā pucchite pañhe,49.4kametaṁ paṭibhāsati”.

50.1“Muddhaṁ muddhādhipātañca,50.2bāvarī paripucchati;50.3Taṁ byākarohi bhagavā,50.4kaṅkhaṁ vinaya no ise”.

51.1“Avijjā muddhāti jānāhi,51.2vijjā muddhādhipātinī;51.3Saddhāsatisamādhīhi,51.4chandavīriyena saṁyutā”.

52.1Tato vedena mahatā,52.2santhambhetvāna māṇavo;52.3Ekaṁsaṁ ajinaṁ katvā,52.4pādesu sirasā pati.

53.1“Bāvarī brāhmaṇo bhoto,53.2saha sissehi mārisa;53.3Udaggacitto sumano,53.4pāde vandati cakkhuma”.

54.1“Sukhito bāvarī hotu,54.2saha sissehi brāhmaṇo;54.3Tvañcāpi sukhito hohi,54.4ciraṁ jīvāhi māṇava.

55.1Bāvarissa ca tuyhaṁ vā,55.2sabbesaṁ sabbasaṁsayaṁ;55.3Katāvakāsā pucchavho,55.4yaṁ kiñci manasicchatha”.

56.1Sambuddhena katokāso,56.2nisīditvāna pañjalī;56.3Ajito paṭhamaṁ pañhaṁ,56.4tattha pucchi tathāgataṁ.

56.5Vatthugāthā niṭṭhitā.