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Nāgapetavatthu

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

0.311. Nāgapetavatthu

1.1“Puratova setena paleti hatthinā,1.2Majjhe pana assatarīrathena;1.3Pacchā ca kaññā sivikāya nīyati,1.4Obhāsayantī dasa sabbaso disā.

2.1Tumhe pana muggarahatthapāṇino,2.2Rudammukhā chinnapabhinnagattā;2.3Manussabhūtā kimakattha pāpaṁ,2.4Yenaññamaññassa pivātha lohitan”ti.

3.1“Puratova yo gacchati kuñjarena,3.2Setena nāgena catukkamena;3.3Amhāka putto ahu jeṭṭhako so,3.4Dānāni datvāna sukhī pamodati.

4.1Yo so majjhe assatarīrathena,4.2Catubbhi yuttena suvaggitena;4.3Amhāka putto ahu majjhimo so,4.4Amaccharī dānavatī virocati.

5.1Yā sā ca pacchā sivikāya nīyati,5.2Nārī sapaññā migamandalocanā;5.3Amhāka dhītā ahu sā kaniṭṭhikā,5.4Bhāgaḍḍhabhāgena sukhī pamodati.

6.1Ete ca dānāni adaṁsu pubbe,6.2Pasannacittā samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ;6.3Mayaṁ pana maccharino ahumha,6.4Paribhāsakā samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ;6.5Ete ca datvā paricārayanti,6.6Mayañca sussāma naḷova chinno”ti.

7.1“Kiṁ tumhākaṁ bhojanaṁ kiṁ sayānaṁ,7.2Kathañca yāpetha supāpadhammino;7.3Pahūtabhogesu anappakesu,7.4Sukhaṁ virādhāya dukkhajja pattā”ti.

8.1“Aññamaññaṁ vadhitvāna,8.2pivāma pubbalohitaṁ;8.3Bahuṁ pitvā na dhātā homa,8.4nacchādimhase mayaṁ.

9.1Icceva maccā paridevayanti,9.2Adāyakā pecca yamassa ṭhāyino;9.3Ye te vidicca adhigamma bhoge,9.4Na bhuñjare nāpi karonti puññaṁ.

10.1Te khuppipāsūpagatā parattha,10.2Pacchā ciraṁ jhāyare ḍayhamānā;10.3Kammāni katvāna dukhudrāni,10.4Anubhonti dukkhaṁ kaṭukapphalāni.

11.1Ittaraṁ hi dhanaṁ dhaññaṁ,11.2ittaraṁ idha jīvitaṁ;11.3Ittaraṁ ittarato ñatvā,11.4dīpaṁ kayirātha paṇḍito.

12.1Ye te evaṁ pajānanti,12.2narā dhammassa kovidā;12.3Te dāne nappamajjanti,12.4sutvā arahataṁ vaco”ti.

13.1Nāgapetavatthu ekādasamaṁ.