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The Ascetic Akitti and His Sister

Akittijātaka

“Sakka, the lord of beings”—This story the Master told while dwelling in Jetavana, about a generous donor who lived in Savatthi.

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

0.47. Akittijātaka

1.1PTS 4.239“Akittiṁ disvā sammantaṁ,1.2sakko bhūtapatī bravi;1.3Kiṁ patthayaṁ mahābrahme,1.4eko sammasi ghammani”.

2.1PTS 4.240“Dukkho punabbhavo sakka,2.2sarīrassa ca bhedanaṁ;2.3Sammohamaraṇaṁ dukkhaṁ,2.4tasmā sammāmi vāsava”.

3.1“Etasmiṁ te sulapite,3.2patirūpe subhāsite;3.3Varaṁ kassapa te dammi,3.4yaṁ kiñci manasicchasi”.

4.1“Varañce me ado sakka,4.2sabbabhūtānamissara;4.3Yena putte ca dāre ca,4.4dhanadhaññaṁ piyāni ca;4.5Laddhā narā na tappanti,4.6so lobho na mayī vase”.

5.1“Etasmiṁ te sulapite,5.2patirūpe subhāsite;5.3Varaṁ kassapa te dammi,5.4yaṁ kiñci manasicchasi”.

6.1“Varañce me ado sakka,6.2sabbabhūtānamissara;6.3Khettaṁ vatthuṁ hiraññañca,6.4gavāssaṁ dāsaporisaṁ;6.5Yena jātena jīyanti,6.6so doso na mayī vase”.

7.1“Etasmiṁ te sulapite,7.2patirūpe subhāsite;7.3Varaṁ kassapa te dammi,7.4yaṁ kiñci manasicchasi”.

8.1“Varañce me ado sakka,8.2sabbabhūtānamissara;8.3Bālaṁ na passe na suṇe,8.4na ca bālena saṁvase;8.5Bālenallāpasallāpaṁ,8.6na kare na ca rocaye”.

9.1PTS 4.241“Kiṁ nu te akaraṁ bālo,9.2vada kassapa kāraṇaṁ;9.3Kena kassapa bālassa,9.4dassanaṁ nābhikaṅkhasi”.

10.1“Anayaṁ nayati dummedho,10.2adhurāyaṁ niyuñjati;10.3Dunnayo seyyaso hoti,10.4sammā vutto pakuppati;10.5Vinayaṁ so na jānāti,10.6sādhu tassa adassanaṁ”.

11.1“Etasmiṁ te sulapite,11.2patirūpe subhāsite;11.3Varaṁ kassapa te dammi,11.4yaṁ kiñci manasicchasi”.

12.1“Varañce me ado sakka,12.2sabbabhūtānamissara;12.3Dhīraṁ passe suṇe dhīraṁ,12.4dhīrena saha saṁvase;12.5Dhīrenallāpasallāpaṁ,12.6taṁ kare tañca rocaye”.

13.1“Kiṁ nu te akaraṁ dhīro,13.2vada kassapa kāraṇaṁ;13.3Kena kassapa dhīrassa,13.4dassanaṁ abhikaṅkhasi”.

14.1“Nayaṁ nayati medhāvī,14.2adhurāyaṁ na yuñjati;14.3Sunayo seyyaso hoti,14.4sammā vutto na kuppati;14.5Vinayaṁ so pajānāti,14.6sādhu tena samāgamo”.

15.1“Etasmiṁ te sulapite,15.2patirūpe subhāsite;15.3Varaṁ kassapa te dammi,15.4yaṁ kiñci manasicchasi”.

16.1“Varañce me ado sakka,16.2sabbabhūtānamissara;16.3Tato ratyā vivasāne,16.4sūriyuggamanaṁ pati;16.5Dibbā bhakkhā pātubhaveyyuṁ,16.6sīlavanto ca yācakā.

17.1Dadato me na khīyetha,17.2datvā nānutapeyyahaṁ;17.3Dadaṁ cittaṁ pasādeyyaṁ,17.4etaṁ sakka varaṁ vare”.

18.1“Etasmiṁ te sulapite,18.2patirūpe subhāsite;18.3Varaṁ kassapa te dammi,18.4yaṁ kiñci manasicchasi”.

19.1“Varañce me ado sakka,19.2sabbabhūtānamissara;19.3Na maṁ puna upeyyāsi,19.4etaṁ sakka varaṁ vare”.

20.1“Bahūhi vatacariyāhi,20.2narā ca atha nāriyo;20.3Dassanaṁ abhikaṅkhanti,20.4kiṁ nu me dassane bhayaṁ”.

21.1“Taṁ tādisaṁ devavaṇṇaṁ,21.2sabbakāmasamiddhinaṁ;21.3Disvā tapo pamajjeyyaṁ,21.4etaṁ te dassane bhayan”ti.

22.1Akittijātakaṁ sattamaṁ.