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Sirikāḷakaṇṇijātaka

“Who is this”—The Master told this tale in Jetavana concerning Anathapindika. From the time when he was established in the fruition of the First Path he kept all the five first commandments unbroken; so also did his wife, his sons and daughters, his hired servants and his workpeople. One day in the Hall of Truth they began to discuss whether Anathapindika was pure in his walk and his household also. The Master came and was told their subject: so he said, “Brethren, the wise men of old had pure households,” and told an old tale.

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0.47. Sirikāḷakaṇṇijātaka

1.1PTS 3.259“Kā nu kāḷena vaṇṇena,1.2na cāpi piyadassanā;1.3Kā vā tvaṁ kassa vā dhītā,1.4kathaṁ jānemu taṁ mayaṁ”.

2.1“Mahārājassahaṁ dhītā,2.2virūpakkhassa caṇḍiyā;2.3Ahaṁ kāḷī alakkhikā,2.4kāḷakaṇṇīti maṁ vidū;2.5Okāsaṁ yācito dehi,2.6vasemu tava santike”.

3.1“Kiṁsīle kiṁsamācāre,3.2Purise nivisase tuvaṁ;3.3Puṭṭhā me kāḷi akkhāhi,3.4Kathaṁ jānemu taṁ mayaṁ”.

4.1“Makkhī paḷāsī sārambhī,4.2issukī maccharī saṭho;4.3So mayhaṁ puriso kanto,4.4laddhaṁ yassa vinassati.

5.1PTS 3.260Kodhano upanāhī ca,5.2pisuṇo ca vibhedako;5.3Kaṇḍakavāco pharuso,5.4so me kantataro tato.

6.1Ajja suveti puriso,6.2sadatthaṁ nāvabujjhati;6.3Ovajjamāno kuppati,6.4seyyaṁ so atimaññati.

7.1Davappaluddho puriso,7.2sabbamittehi dhaṁsati;7.3So mayhaṁ puriso kanto,7.4tasmiṁ homi anāmayā”.

8.1PTS 3.261“Apehi etto tvaṁ kāḷi,8.2netaṁ amhesu vijjati;8.3Aññaṁ janapadaṁ gaccha,8.4nigame rājadhāniyo”.

9.1“Ahampi kho taṁ jānāmi,9.2netaṁ tumhesu vijjati;9.3Santi loke alakkhikā,9.4saṅgharanti bahuṁ dhanaṁ;9.5Ahaṁ devo ca me bhātā,9.6ubho naṁ vidhamāmase”.

10.1“Kā nu dibbena vaṇṇena,10.2pathabyā supatiṭṭhitā;10.3Kā vā tvaṁ kassa vā dhītā,10.4kathaṁ jānemu taṁ mayaṁ”.

11.1PTS 3.262“Mahārājassahaṁ dhītā,11.2dhataraṭṭhassa sirīmato;11.3Ahaṁ sirī ca lakkhī ca,11.4bhūripaññāti maṁ vidū;11.5Okāsaṁ yācito dehi,11.6vasemu tava santike”.

12.1“Kiṁsīle kiṁsamācāre,12.2Purise nivisase tuvaṁ;12.3Puṭṭhā me lakkhi akkhāhi,12.4Kathaṁ jānemu taṁ mayaṁ”.

13.1“Yo cāpi sīte atha vāpi uṇhe,13.2Vātātape ḍaṁsasarīsape ca;13.3Khudhaṁ pipāsaṁ abhibhuyya sabbaṁ,13.4Rattindivaṁ yo satataṁ niyutto.

14.1Kālāgatañca na hāpeti atthaṁ,14.2So me manāpo nivise ca tamhi;14.3Akkodhano mittavā cāgavā ca,14.4Sīlūpapanno asaṭhojubhūto.

15.1Saṅgāhako sakhilo saṇhavāco,15.2Mahattapattopi nivātavutti;15.3Tasmiṁhaṁ pose vipulā bhavāmi,15.4Ūmi samuddassa yathāpi vaṇṇaṁ.

16.1Yo cāpi mitte atha vā amitte,16.2Seṭṭhe sarikkhe atha vāpi hīne;16.3Atthaṁ carantaṁ atha vā anatthaṁ,16.4Āvī raho saṅgahameva vatte.

17.1PTS 3.263Vācaṁ na vajjā pharusaṁ kadāci,17.2Matassa jīvassa ca tassa homi;17.3Etesaṁ yo aññataraṁ labhitvā,17.4Kantā sirī majjati appapañño;17.5Taṁ dittarūpaṁ visamaṁ carantaṁ,17.6Karīsaṭhānaṁva vivajjayāmi.

18.1Attanā kurute lakkhiṁ,18.2alakkhiṁ kurutattanā;18.3Na hi lakkhiṁ alakkhiṁ vā,18.4añño aññassa kārako”ti.

19.1Sirikāḷakaṇṇijātakaṁ sattamaṁ.