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The God Serīsaka

Serīsakapetavatthu

A deva explains the results of good actions and following precepts to a group of merchants lost in the desert.

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

0.32. Serīsakapetavatthu

1.1“Suṇotha yakkhassa vāṇijāna ca,1.2Samāgamo yattha tadā ahosi;1.3Yathā kathaṁ itaritarena cāpi,1.4Subhāsitaṁ tañca suṇātha sabbe.

2.1Yo so ahu rājā pāyāsi nāma,2.2Bhummānaṁ sahabyagato yasassī;2.3So modamānova sake vimāne,2.4Amānuso mānuse ajjhabhāsī”ti.

3.1“Vaṅke araññe amanussaṭṭhāne,3.2Kantāre appodake appabhakkhe;3.3Suduggame vaṇṇupathassa majjhe,3.4Vaṅkambhayā naṭṭhamanā manussā.

4.1Nayidha phalā mūlamayā ca santi,4.2Upādānaṁ natthi kutodha bhakkho;4.3Aññatra paṁsūhi ca vālukāhi ca,4.4Tatāhi uṇhāhi ca dāruṇāhi ca.

5.1Ujjaṅgalaṁ tattamivaṁ kapālaṁ,5.2Anāyasaṁ paralokena tulyaṁ;5.3Luddānamāvāsamidaṁ purāṇaṁ,5.4Bhūmippadeso abhisattarūpo.

6.1Atha tumhe kena vaṇṇena,6.2Kimāsamānā imaṁ padesaṁ hi;6.3Anupaviṭṭhā sahasā samacca,6.4Lobhā bhayā atha vā sampamūḷhā”ti.

7.1“Magadhesu aṅgesu ca satthavāhā,7.2Āropayitvā paṇiyaṁ puthuttaṁ;7.3Te yāmase sindhusovīrabhūmiṁ,7.4Dhanatthikā uddayaṁ patthayānā.

8.1Divā pipāsaṁ nadhivāsayantā,8.2Yoggānukampañca samekkhamānā;8.3Etena vegena āyāma sabbe,8.4Rattiṁ maggaṁ paṭipannā vikāle.

9.1Te duppayātā aparaddhamaggā,9.2Andhākulā vippanaṭṭhā araññe;9.3Suduggame vaṇṇupathassa majjhe,9.4Disaṁ na jānāma pamūḷhacittā.

10.1Idañca disvāna adiṭṭhapubbaṁ,10.2Vimānaseṭṭhañca tavañca yakkha;10.3Tatuttariṁ jīvitamāsamānā,10.4Disvā patītā sumanā udaggā”ti.

11.1“Pāraṁ samuddassa imañca vaṇṇuṁ,11.2Vettācaraṁ saṅkupathañca maggaṁ;11.3Nadiyo pana pabbatānañca duggā,11.4Puthuddisā gacchatha bhogahetu.

12.1Pakkhandiyāna vijitaṁ paresaṁ,12.2Verajjake mānuse pekkhamānā;12.3Yaṁ vo sutaṁ vā atha vāpi diṭṭhaṁ,12.4Accherakaṁ taṁ vo suṇoma tātā”ti.

13.1“Itopi accherataraṁ kumāra,13.2Na no sutaṁ vā atha vāpi diṭṭhaṁ;13.3Atītamānussakameva sabbaṁ,13.4Disvā na tappāma anomavaṇṇaṁ.

14.1Vehāyasaṁ pokkharañño savanti,14.2Pahūtamalyā bahupuṇḍarīkā;14.3Dumā cime niccaphalūpapannā,14.4Atīva gandhā surabhiṁ pavāyanti.

15.1Veḷūriyathambhā satamussitāse,15.2Silāpavāḷassa ca āyataṁsā;15.3Masāragallā sahalohitaṅgā,15.4Thambhā ime jotirasāmayāse.

16.1Sahassathambhaṁ atulānubhāvaṁ,16.2Tesūpari sādhumidaṁ vimānaṁ;16.3Ratanantaraṁ kañcanavedimissaṁ,16.4Tapanīyapaṭṭehi ca sādhuchannaṁ.

17.1Jambonaduttattamidaṁ sumaṭṭho,17.2Pāsādasopānaphalūpapanno;17.3Daḷho ca vaggu ca susaṅgato ca,17.4Atīva nijjhānakhamo manuñño.

18.1Ratanantarasmiṁ bahuannapānaṁ,18.2Parivārito accharāsaṅgaṇena;18.3Murajaālambaratūriyaghuṭṭho,18.4Abhivanditosi thutivandanāya.

19.1So modasi nārigaṇappabodhano,19.2Vimānapāsādavare manorame;19.3Acintiyo sabbaguṇūpapanno,19.4Rājā yathā vessavaṇo naḷinyā.

20.1Devo nu āsi udavāsi yakkho,20.2Udāhu devindo manussabhūto;20.3Pucchanti taṁ vāṇijā satthavāhā,20.4Ācikkha ko nāma tuvaṁsi yakkho”ti.

21.1“Serīsako nāma ahamhi yakkho,21.2Kantāriyo vaṇṇupathamhi gutto;21.3Imaṁ padesaṁ abhipālayāmi,21.4Vacanakaro vessavaṇassa rañño”ti.

22.1“Adhiccaladdhaṁ pariṇāmajaṁ te,22.2Sayaṅkataṁ udāhu devehi dinnaṁ;22.3Pucchanti taṁ vāṇijā satthavāhā,22.4Kathaṁ tayā laddhamidaṁ manuññan”ti.

23.1“Nādhiccaladdhaṁ na pariṇāmajaṁ me,23.2Na sayaṅkataṁ na hi devehi dinnaṁ;23.3Sakehi kammehi apāpakehi,23.4Puññehi me laddhamidaṁ manuññan”ti.

24.1“Kiṁ te vataṁ kiṁ pana brahmacariyaṁ,24.2Kissa suciṇṇassa ayaṁ vipāko;24.3Pucchanti taṁ vāṇijā satthavāhā,24.4Kathaṁ tayā laddhamidaṁ vimānan”ti.

25.1“Mamaṁ pāyāsīti ahu samaññā,25.2Rajjaṁ yadā kārayiṁ kosalānaṁ;25.3Natthikadiṭṭhi kadariyo pāpadhammo,25.4Ucchedavādī ca tadā ahosiṁ.

26.1Samaṇo ca kho āsi kumārakassapo,26.2Bahussuto cittakathī uḷāro;26.3So me tadā dhammakathaṁ abhāsi,26.4Diṭṭhivisūkāni vinodayī me.

27.1Tāhaṁ tassa dhammakathaṁ suṇitvā,27.2Upāsakattaṁ paṭivedayissaṁ;27.3Pāṇātipātā virato ahosiṁ,27.4Loke adinnaṁ parivajjayissaṁ;27.5Amajjapo no ca musā abhāṇiṁ,27.6Sakena dārena ca ahosi tuṭṭho.

28.1Taṁ me vataṁ taṁ pana brahmacariyaṁ,28.2Tassa suciṇṇassa ayaṁ vipāko;28.3Teheva kammehi apāpakehi,28.4Puññehi me laddhamidaṁ vimānan”ti.

29.1“Saccaṁ kirāhaṁsu narā sapaññā,29.2Anaññathā vacanaṁ paṇḍitānaṁ;29.3Yahiṁ yahiṁ gacchati puññakammo,29.4Tahiṁ tahiṁ modati kāmakāmī.

30.1Yahiṁ yahiṁ sokapariddavo ca,30.2Vadho ca bandho ca parikkileso;30.3Tahiṁ tahiṁ gacchati pāpakammo,30.4Na muccati duggatiyā kadācī”ti.

31.1“Sammūḷharūpova jano ahosi,31.2Asmiṁ muhutte kalalīkatova;31.3Janassimassa tuyhañca kumāra,31.4Appaccayo kena nu kho ahosī”ti.

32.1“Ime ca sirīsavanā tātā,32.2Dibbā gandhā surabhī sampavanti;32.3Te sampavāyanti imaṁ vimānaṁ,32.4Divā ca ratto ca tamaṁ nihantvā.

33.1Imesañca kho vassasataccayena,33.2Sipāṭikā phalati ekamekā;33.3Mānussakaṁ vassasataṁ atītaṁ,33.4Yadagge kāyamhi idhūpapanno.

34.1Disvānahaṁ vassasatāni pañca,34.2Asmiṁ vimāne ṭhatvāna tātā;34.3Āyukkhayā puññakkhayā cavissaṁ,34.4Teneva sokena pamucchitosmī”ti.

35.1“Kathaṁ nu soceyya tathāvidho so,35.2Laddhā vimānaṁ atulaṁ cirāya;35.3Ye cāpi kho ittaramupapannā,35.4Te nūna soceyyuṁ parittapuññā”ti.

36.1“Anucchaviṁ ovadiyañca me taṁ,36.2Yaṁ maṁ tumhe peyyavācaṁ vadetha;36.3Tumhe ca kho tātā mayānuguttā,36.4Yenicchakaṁ tena paletha sotthin”ti.

37.1“Gantvā mayaṁ sindhusovīrabhūmiṁ,37.2Dhanatthikā uddayaṁ patthayānā;37.3Yathāpayogā paripuṇṇacāgā,37.4Kāhāma serīsamahaṁ uḷāran”ti.

38.1“Mā ceva serīsamahaṁ akattha,38.2Sabbañca vo bhavissati yaṁ vadetha;38.3Pāpāni kammāni vivajjayātha,38.4Dhammānuyogañca adhiṭṭhahātha.

39.1Upāsako atthi imamhi saṅghe,39.2Bahussuto sīlavatūpapanno;39.3Saddho ca cāgī ca supesalo ca,39.4Vicakkhaṇo santusito mutīmā.

40.1Sañjānamāno na musā bhaṇeyya,40.2Parūpaghātāya na cetayeyya;40.3Vebhūtikaṁ pesuṇaṁ no kareyya,40.4Saṇhañca vācaṁ sakhilaṁ bhaṇeyya.

41.1Sagāravo sappatisso vinīto,41.2Apāpako adhisīle visuddho;41.3So mātaraṁ pitarañcāpi jantu,41.4Dhammena poseti ariyavutti.

42.1Maññe so mātāpitūnaṁ kāraṇā,42.2Bhogāni pariyesati na attahetu;42.3Mātāpitūnañca yo accayena,42.4Nekkhammapoṇo carissati brahmacariyaṁ.

43.1Ujū avaṅko asaṭho amāyo,43.2Na lesakappena ca vohareyya;43.3So tādiso sukatakammakārī,43.4Dhamme ṭhito kinti labhetha dukkhaṁ.

44.1Taṁ kāraṇā pātukatomhi attanā,44.2Tasmā dhammaṁ passatha vāṇijāse;44.3Aññatra teniha bhasmī bhavetha,44.4Andhākulā vippanaṭṭhā araññe;44.5Taṁ khippamānena lahuṁ parena,44.6Sukho have sappurisena saṅgamo”ti.

45.1“Kiṁ nāma so kiñca karoti kammaṁ,45.2Kiṁ nāmadheyyaṁ kiṁ pana tassa gottaṁ;45.3Mayampi naṁ daṭṭhukāmamha yakkha,45.4Yassānukampāya idhāgatosi;45.5Lābhā hi tassa yassa tuvaṁ pihesī”ti.

46.1“Yo kappako sambhavanāmadheyyo,46.2Upāsako kocchaphalūpajīvī;46.3Jānātha naṁ tumhākaṁ pesiyo so,46.4Mā kho naṁ hīḷittha supesalo so”ti.

47.1“Jānāmase yaṁ tvaṁ pavadesi yakkha,47.2Na kho naṁ jānāma sa edisoti;47.3Mayampi naṁ pūjayissāma yakkha,47.4Sutvāna tuyhaṁ vacanaṁ uḷāran”ti.

48.1“Ye keci imasmiṁ satthe manussā,48.2Daharā mahantā athavāpi majjhimā;48.3Sabbeva te ālambantu vimānaṁ,48.4Passantu puññānaṁ phalaṁ kadariyā”ti.

49.1Te tattha sabbeva “ahaṁ pure”ti,49.2Taṁ kappakaṁ tattha purakkhatvā;49.3Sabbeva te ālambiṁsu vimānaṁ,49.4Masakkasāraṁ viya vāsavassa.

50.1Te tattha sabbeva “ahaṁ pure”ti,50.2Upāsakattaṁ paṭivedayiṁsu;50.3Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā ahesuṁ,50.4Loke adinnaṁ parivajjayiṁsu;50.5Amajjapā no ca musā bhaṇiṁsu,50.6Sakena dārena ca ahesuṁ tuṭṭhā.

51.1Te tattha sabbeva “ahaṁ pure”ti,51.2Upāsakattaṁ paṭivedayitvā;51.3Pakkāmi sattho anumodamāno,51.4Yakkhiddhiyā anumato punappunaṁ.

52.1Gantvāna te sindhusovīrabhūmiṁ,52.2Dhanatthikā uddayaṁ patthayānā;52.3Yathāpayogā paripuṇṇalābhā,52.4Paccāgamuṁ pāṭaliputtamakkhataṁ.

53.1Gantvāna te saṅgharaṁ sotthivanto,53.2Puttehi dārehi samaṅgibhūtā;53.3Ānandī vittā sumanā patītā,53.4Akaṁsu serīsamahaṁ uḷāraṁ;53.5Serīsakaṁ te pariveṇaṁ māpayiṁsu.

54.1Etādisā sappurisāna sevanā,54.2Mahatthikā dhammaguṇāna sevanā;54.3Ekassa atthāya upāsakassa,54.4Sabbeva sattā sukhitā ahesunti.

55.1Serīsakapetavatthu dutiyaṁ.
55.2Bhāṇavāraṁ tatiyaṁ.