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The Ghost Revatī

Revatīpetavatthu

Two hell wardens explain to Revati the results of her evil deeds and show her the results of her husband’s merit.

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

0.34. Revatīpetavatthu

1.1“Uṭṭhehi revate supāpadhamme,1.2Apārutadvāre adānasīle;1.3Nessāma taṁ yattha thunanti duggatā,1.4Samappitā nerayikā dukhenā”ti.

2.1Icceva vatvāna yamassa dūtā,2.2Te dve yakkhā lohitakkhā brahantā;2.3Paccekabāhāsu gahetvā revataṁ,2.4Pakkāmayuṁ devagaṇassa santike.

3.1“Ādiccavaṇṇaṁ ruciraṁ pabhassaraṁ,3.2Byamhaṁ subhaṁ kañcanajālachannaṁ;3.3Kassetamākiṇṇajanaṁ vimānaṁ,3.4Suriyassa raṁsīriva jotamānaṁ.

4.1Nārīgaṇā candanasāralittā,4.2Ubhato vimānaṁ upasobhayanti;4.3Taṁ dissati suriyasamānavaṇṇaṁ,4.4Ko modati saggapatto vimāne”ti.

5.1“Bārāṇasiyaṁ nandiyo nāmāsi,5.2Upāsako amaccharī dānapati vadaññū;5.3Tassetamākiṇṇajanaṁ vimānaṁ,5.4Suriyassa raṁsīriva jotamānaṁ.

6.1Nārīgaṇā candanasāralittā,6.2Ubhato vimānaṁ upasobhayanti;6.3Taṁ dissati suriyasamānavaṇṇaṁ,6.4So modati saggapatto vimāne”ti.

7.1“Nandiyassāhaṁ bhariyā,7.2Agārinī sabbakulassa issarā;7.3Bhattu vimāne ramissāmi dānahaṁ,7.4Na patthaye nirayadassanāyā”ti.

8.1“Eso te nirayo supāpadhamme,8.2Puññaṁ tayā akataṁ jīvaloke;8.3Na hi maccharī rosako pāpadhammo,8.4Saggūpagānaṁ labhati sahabyatan”ti.

9.1“Kiṁ nu gūthañca muttañca,9.2asucī paṭidissati;9.3Duggandhaṁ kimidaṁ mīḷhaṁ,9.4kimetaṁ upavāyatī”ti.

10.1“Esa saṁsavako nāma,10.2gambhīro sataporiso;10.3Yattha vassasahassāni,10.4tuvaṁ paccasi revate”ti.

11.1“Kiṁ nu kāyena vācāya,11.2manasā dukkaṭaṁ kataṁ;11.3Kena saṁsavako laddho,11.4gambhīro sataporiso”ti.

12.1“Samaṇe brāhmaṇe cāpi,12.2aññe vāpi vanibbake;12.3Musāvādena vañcesi,12.4taṁ pāpaṁ pakataṁ tayā.

13.1Tena saṁsavako laddho,13.2gambhīro sataporiso;13.3Tattha vassasahassāni,13.4tuvaṁ paccasi revate.

14.1Hatthepi chindanti athopi pāde,14.2Kaṇṇepi chindanti athopi nāsaṁ;14.3Athopi kākoḷagaṇā samecca,14.4Saṅgamma khādanti viphandamānan”ti.

15.1“Sādhu kho maṁ paṭinetha,15.2kāhāmi kusalaṁ bahuṁ;15.3Dānena samacariyāya,15.4saṁyamena damena ca;15.5Yaṁ katvā sukhitā honti,15.6na ca pacchānutappare”ti.

16.1“Pure tuvaṁ pamajjitvā,16.2idāni paridevasi;16.3Sayaṁ katānaṁ kammānaṁ,16.4vipākaṁ anubhossasī”ti.

17.1“Ko devalokato manussalokaṁ,17.2Gantvāna puṭṭho me evaṁ vadeyya;17.3‘Nikkhittadaṇḍesu dadātha dānaṁ,17.4Acchādanaṁ seyya mathannapānaṁ;17.5Na hi maccharī rosako pāpadhammo,17.6Saggūpagānaṁ labhati sahabyataṁ’.

18.1Sāhaṁ nūna ito gantvā,18.2yoniṁ laddhāna mānusiṁ;18.3Vadaññū sīlasampannā,18.4kāhāmi kusalaṁ bahuṁ;18.5Dānena samacariyāya,18.6saṁyamena damena ca.

19.1Ārāmāni ca ropissaṁ,19.2dugge saṅkamanāni ca;19.3Papañca udapānañca,19.4vippasannena cetasā.

20.1Cātuddasiṁ pañcadasiṁ,20.2yā ca pakkhassa aṭṭhamī;20.3Pāṭihāriyapakkhañca,20.4aṭṭhaṅgasusamāgataṁ.

21.1Uposathaṁ upavasissaṁ,21.2sadā sīlesu saṁvutā;21.3Na ca dāne pamajjissaṁ,21.4sāmaṁ diṭṭhamidaṁ mayā”ti.

22.1Iccevaṁ vippalapantiṁ,22.2phandamānaṁ tato tato;22.3Khipiṁsu niraye ghore,22.4uddhampādaṁ avaṁsiraṁ.

23.1“Ahaṁ pure maccharinī ahosiṁ,23.2Paribhāsikā samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ;23.3Vitathena ca sāmikaṁ vañcayitvā,23.4Paccāmahaṁ niraye ghorarūpe”ti.

24.1Revatīpetavatthu catutthaṁ.