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Dūtajātaka

“O plunged in thought”—This story the Master told while dwelling at Jetavana, about praise of his own wisdom.

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

0.45. Dūtajātaka

1.1PTS 4.225“Dūte te brahme pāhesiṁ,1.2Gaṅgātīrasmi jhāyato;1.3Tesaṁ puṭṭho na byākāsi,1.4Dukkhaṁ guyhamataṁ nu te”.

2.1“Sace te dukkhamuppajje,2.2kāsīnaṁ raṭṭhavaḍḍhana;2.3Mā kho naṁ tassa akkhāhi,2.4yo taṁ dukkhā na mocaye.

3.1Yo tassa dukkhajātassa,3.2ekaṅgamapi bhāgaso;3.3Vippamoceyya dhammena,3.4kāmaṁ tassa pavedaya.

4.1Suvijānaṁ siṅgālānaṁ,4.2sakuṇānañca vassitaṁ;4.3Manussavassitaṁ rāja,4.4dubbijānataraṁ tato.

5.1PTS 4.226Api ce maññatī poso,5.2ñāti mitto sakhāti vā;5.3Yo pubbe sumano hutvā,5.4pacchā sampajjate diso.

6.1Yo attano dukkhamanānupuṭṭho,6.2Pavedaye jantu akālarūpe;6.3Ānandino tassa bhavantimittā,6.4Hitesino tassa dukhī bhavanti.

7.1Kālañca ñatvāna tathāvidhassa,7.2Medhāvīnaṁ ekamanaṁ viditvā;7.3Akkheyya tibbāni parassa dhīro,7.4Saṇhaṁ giraṁ atthavatiṁ pamuñce.

8.1Sace ca jaññā avisayhamattano,8.2Na te hi mayhaṁ sukhāgamāya;8.3Ekova tibbāni saheyya dhīro,8.4Saccaṁ hirottappamapekkhamāno.

9.1PTS 4.227Ahaṁ raṭṭhe vicaranto,9.2nigame rājadhāniyo;9.3Bhikkhamāno mahārāja,9.4ācariyassa dhanatthiko.

10.1Gahapatī rājapurise,10.2mahāsāle ca brāhmaṇe;10.3Alatthaṁ satta nikkhāni,10.4suvaṇṇassa janādhipa;10.5Te me naṭṭhā mahārāja,10.6tasmā socāmahaṁ bhusaṁ.

11.1Purisā te mahārāja,11.2manasānuvicintitā;11.3Nālaṁ dukkhā pamocetuṁ,11.4tasmā tesaṁ na byāhariṁ.

12.1Tvañca kho me mahārāja,12.2manasānuvicintito;12.3Alaṁ dukkhā pamocetuṁ,12.4tasmā tuyhaṁ pavedayiṁ”.

13.1“Tassādāsi pasannatto,13.2kāsīnaṁ raṭṭhavaḍḍhano;13.3Jātarūpamaye nikkhe,13.4suvaṇṇassa catuddasā”ti.

14.1Dūtajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.