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Prince Lotus

Mahāpadumajātaka

“No king should”—This story the Master told while dwelling in Jetavana, about Cincamanavika.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Dvādasakanipāta
  • 0.3Cūḷakuṇālavagga

0.49. Mahāpadumajātaka

1.1PTS 4.192“Nādaṭṭhā parato dosaṁ,1.2aṇuṁthūlāni sabbaso;1.3Issaro paṇaye daṇḍaṁ,1.4sāmaṁ appaṭivekkhiya.

2.1Yo ca appaṭivekkhitvā,2.2daṇḍaṁ kubbati khattiyo;2.3Sakaṇṭakaṁ so gilati,2.4jaccandhova samakkhikaṁ.

3.1Adaṇḍiyaṁ daṇḍayati,3.2daṇḍiyañca adaṇḍiyaṁ;3.3Andhova visamaṁ maggaṁ,3.4na jānāti samāsamaṁ.

4.1Yo ca etāni ṭhānāni,4.2Aṇuṁthūlāni sabbaso;4.3Sudiṭṭhamanusāseyya,4.4Sa ve voharitumarahati.

5.1Nekantamudunā sakkā,5.2Ekantatikhiṇena vā;5.3Attaṁ mahante ṭhapetuṁ,5.4Tasmā ubhayamācare.

6.1Paribhūto mudu hoti,6.2atitikkho ca veravā;6.3Etañca ubhayaṁ ñatvā,6.4anumajjhaṁ samācare.

7.1Bahumpi ratto bhāseyya,7.2duṭṭhopi bahu bhāsati;7.3Na itthikāraṇā rāja,7.4puttaṁ ghātetumarahasi”.

8.1PTS 4.193“Sabbova loko ekato,8.2Itthī ca ayamekikā;8.3Tenāhaṁ paṭipajjissaṁ,8.4Gacchatha pakkhipatheva taṁ”.

9.1PTS 4.195“Anekatāle narake,9.2gambhīre ca suduttare;9.3Pātito giriduggasmiṁ,9.4kena tvaṁ tattha nāmari”.

10.1“Nāgo jātaphaṇo tattha,10.2thāmavā girisānujo;10.3Paccaggahi maṁ bhogehi,10.4tenāhaṁ tattha nāmariṁ”.

11.1“Ehi taṁ paṭinessāmi,11.2rājaputta sakaṁ gharaṁ;11.3Rajjaṁ kārehi bhaddante,11.4kiṁ araññe karissasi”.

12.1“Yathā gilitvā baḷisaṁ,12.2Uddhareyya salohitaṁ;12.3Uddharitvā sukhī assa,12.4Evaṁ passāmi attanaṁ”.

13.1“Kiṁ nu tvaṁ baḷisaṁ brūsi,13.2kiṁ tvaṁ brūsi salohitaṁ;13.3Kiṁ nu tvaṁ ubbhataṁ brūsi,13.4taṁ me akkhāhi pucchito”.

14.1“Kāmāhaṁ baḷisaṁ brūmi,14.2hatthiassaṁ salohitaṁ;14.3Cattāhaṁ ubbhataṁ brūmi,14.4evaṁ jānāhi khattiya”.

15.1PTS 4.196“Ciñcamāṇavikā mātā,15.2devadatto ca me pitā;15.3Ānando paṇḍito nāgo,15.4sāriputto ca devatā;15.5Rājaputto ahaṁ āsiṁ,15.6evaṁ dhāretha jātakan”ti.

16.1Mahāpadumajātakaṁ navamaṁ.