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Cow Herder’s Mansion

Gopālavimānavatthu

A deva explains how the compassion of Arahant Moggallana gave him much happiness.

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

  • 0.1Vimānavatthu
  • 0.2Purisavimāna
  • 0.3Sunikkhittavagga

0.46. Gopālavimānavatthu

1.1“Disvāna devaṁ paṭipucchi bhikkhu,1.2Ucce vimānamhi ciraṭṭhitike;1.3Āmuttahatthābharaṇaṁ yasassiṁ,1.4Dibbe vimānamhi yathāpi candimā.

2.1Alaṅkato malyadharo suvattho,2.2Sukuṇḍalī kappitakesamassu;2.3Āmuttahatthābharaṇo yasassī,2.4Dibbe vimānamhi yathāpi candimā.

3.1Dibbā ca vīṇā pavadanti vagguṁ,3.2Aṭṭhaṭṭhakā sikkhitā sādhurūpā;3.3Dibbā ca kaññā tidasacarā uḷārā,3.4Naccanti gāyanti pamodayanti.

4.1Deviddhipattosi mahānubhāvo,4.2Manussabhūto kimakāsi puññaṁ;4.3Kenāsi evaṁ jalitānubhāvo,4.4Vaṇṇo ca te sabbadisā pabhāsatī”ti.

5.1So devaputto attamano,5.2…pe…5.3yassa kammassidaṁ phalaṁ.

6.1“Ahaṁ manussesu manussabhūto,6.2Saṅgamma rakkhissaṁ paresaṁ dhenuyo;6.3Tato ca āgā samaṇo mamantike,6.4Gāvo ca māse agamaṁsu khādituṁ.

7.1Dvayajja kiccaṁ ubhayañca kāriyaṁ,7.2Iccevahaṁ bhante tadā vicintayiṁ;7.3Tato ca saññaṁ paṭiladdha yoniso,7.4Dadāmi bhanteti khipiṁ anantakaṁ.

8.1So māsakhettaṁ turito avāsariṁ,8.2Purā ayaṁ bhañjati yassidaṁ dhanaṁ;8.3Tato ca kaṇho urago mahāviso,8.4Aḍaṁsi pāde turitassa me sato.

9.1Svāhaṁ aṭṭomhi dukkhena pīḷito,9.2Bhikkhu ca taṁ sāmaṁ muñcitvānantakaṁ;9.3Ahāsi kummāsaṁ mamānukampayā,9.4Tato cuto kālakatomhi devatā.

10.1Tadeva kammaṁ kusalaṁ kataṁ mayā,10.2Sukhañca kammaṁ anubhomi attanā;10.3Tayā hi bhante anukampito bhusaṁ,10.4Kataññutāya abhivādayāmi taṁ.

11.1Sadevake loke samārake ca,11.2Añño muni natthi tayānukampako;11.3Tayā hi bhante anukampito bhusaṁ,11.4Kataññutāya abhivādayāmi taṁ.

12.1Imasmiṁ loke parasmiṁ vā pana,12.2Añño munī natthi tayānukampako;12.3Tayā hi bhante anukampito bhusaṁ,12.4Kataññutāya abhivādayāmi tan”ti.

13.1Gopālavimānaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.