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The Swift Goose

Javanahaṁsajātaka

“Come, Goose”—This story the Master told at Jetavana about the Dalhadhamma Suttanta or the Parable of the Strong Men.

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

0.43. Javanahaṁsajātaka

1.1PTS 4.214“Idheva haṁsa nipata,1.2piyaṁ me tava dassanaṁ;1.3Issarosi anuppatto,1.4yamidhatthi pavedaya”.

2.1PTS 4.216“Savanena ekassa piyā bhavanti,2.2Disvā panekassa viyeti chando;2.3Disvā ca sutvā ca piyā bhavanti,2.4Kaccinnu me pīyasi dassanena.

3.1Savanena piyo mesi,3.2bhiyyo cāgamma dassanaṁ;3.3Evaṁ piyadassano me,3.4vasa haṁsa mamantike”.

4.1“Vaseyyāma tavāgāre,4.2niccaṁ sakkatapūjitā;4.3Matto ca ekadā vajje,4.4‘haṁsarājaṁ pacantu me’”.

5.1PTS 4.217“Dhiratthu taṁ majjapānaṁ,5.2yaṁ me piyataraṁ tayā;5.3Na cāpi majjaṁ pissāmi,5.4yāva me vacchasī ghare”.

6.1“Suvijānaṁ siṅgālānaṁ,6.2sakuṇānañca vassitaṁ;6.3Manussavassitaṁ rāja,6.4dubbijānataraṁ tato.

7.1Api ce maññatī poso,7.2ñāti mitto sakhāti vā;7.3Yo pubbe sumano hutvā,7.4pacchā sampajjate diso.

8.1Yasmiṁ mano nivisati,8.2avidūre sahāpi so;8.3Santikepi hi so dūre,8.4yasmiṁ nāvisate mano.

9.1Antopi so hoti pasannacitto,9.2Pāraṁ samuddassa pasannacitto;9.3Antopi so hoti paduṭṭhacitto,9.4Pāraṁ samuddassa paduṭṭhacitto.

10.1Saṁvasantā vivasanti,10.2ye disā te rathesabha;10.3Ārā santo saṁvasanti,10.4manasā raṭṭhavaḍḍhana.

11.1Aticiraṁ nivāsena,11.2piyo bhavati appiyo;11.3Āmanta kho taṁ gacchāma,11.4purā te homa appiyā”.

12.1PTS 4.218“Evañce yācamānānaṁ,12.2Añjaliṁ nāvabujjhasi;12.3Paricārakānaṁ sataṁ,12.4Vacanaṁ na karosi no;12.5Evaṁ taṁ abhiyācāma,12.6Puna kayirāsi pariyāyaṁ”.

13.1“Evañce no viharataṁ,13.2antarāyo na hessati;13.3Tuyhañcāpi mahārāja,13.4mayhañca raṭṭhavaḍḍhana;13.5Appeva nāma passemu,13.6ahorattānamaccaye”ti.

14.1Javanahaṁsajātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.