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Mansion of Yellow Flowers

Pītavimānavatthu

God Sakka asks another deva what meritorious actions he did to gain happiness.

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

  • 0.1Vimānavatthu
  • 0.2Itthivimāna
  • 0.3Mañjiṭṭhakavagga

0.49. Pītavimānavatthu

1.1“Pītavatthe pītadhaje,1.2pītālaṅkārabhūsite;1.3Pītacandanalittaṅge,1.4pītauppalamālinī.

2.1Pītapāsādasayane,2.2pītāsane pītabhājane;2.3Pītachatte pītarathe,2.4pītasse pītabījane.

3.1Kiṁ kammamakarī bhadde,3.2pubbe mānusake bhave;3.3Devate pucchitācikkha,3.4kissa kammassidaṁ phalan”ti.

4.1“Kosātakī nāma latatthi bhante,4.2Tittikā anabhicchitā;4.3Tassā cattāri pupphāni,4.4Thūpaṁ abhihariṁ ahaṁ.

5.1Satthu sarīramuddissa,5.2vippasannena cetasā;5.3Nāssa maggaṁ avekkhissaṁ,5.4na taggamanasā satī.

6.1Tato maṁ avadhī gāvī,6.2thūpaṁ apattamānasaṁ;6.3Tañcāhaṁ abhisañceyyaṁ,6.4bhiyyo nūna ito siyā.

7.1Tena kammena devinda,7.2maghavā devakuñjara;7.3Pahāya mānusaṁ dehaṁ,7.4tava sahabyamāgatā”ti.

8.1Idaṁ sutvā tidasādhipati,8.2Maghavā devakuñjaro;8.3Tāvatiṁse pasādento,8.4Mātaliṁ etadabravi.

9.1“Passa mātali accheraṁ,9.2cittaṁ kammaphalaṁ idaṁ;9.3Appakampi kataṁ deyyaṁ,9.4puññaṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ.

10.1Natthi citte pasannamhi,10.2appakā nāma dakkhiṇā;10.3Tathāgate vā sambuddhe,10.4atha vā tassa sāvake.

11.1Ehi mātali amhepi,11.2bhiyyo bhiyyo mahemase;11.3Tathāgatassa dhātuyo,11.4sukho puññāna muccayo.

12.1Tiṭṭhante nibbute cāpi,12.2same citte samaṁ phalaṁ;12.3Cetopaṇidhihetu hi,12.4sattā gacchanti suggatiṁ.

13.1Bahūnaṁ vata atthāya,13.2uppajjanti tathāgatā;13.3Yattha kāraṁ karitvāna,13.4saggaṁ gacchanti dāyakā”ti.

14.1Pītavimānaṁ navamaṁ.