Tesu tattheva vasantesu amhka satth loke uppajjitv pavattitavaradhammacakko anupubbena rjagaha pvisi. Satthari tattha vasante aya pippalimavo magadharahe mahtitthabrhmaagme kapilabrhmaassa aggamahesiy kucchimhi nibbatto, aya bhadd kpiln maddarahe sgalanagare kosiyagottabrhmaassa aggamahesiy kucchimhi nibbatt. Tesa anukkamena vahamnna pippalimavassa vsatime vasse bhaddya soasame vasse sampatte mtpitaro putta oloketv, tta, tva vayapatto, kulavaso nma patihpetabboti ativiya nippayisu. Mavo ha mayha sotapathe evarpa katha m kathetha, aha yva tumhe dharatha, tva paijaggissmi, tumhka accayena nikkhamitv pabbajissmti. Te katipha atikkamitv puna kathayisu, sopi tatheva paikkhipi. Punapi kathayisu, punapi paikkhipi. Tato pahya mt nirantara kathesiyeva.

Mavo mama mtara sapessmti rattasuvaassa nikkhasahassa datv suvaakrehi eka itthirpa krpetv tassa majjanaghaandikammapariyosne ta rattavattha nivspetv vaasampannehi pupphehi ceva nn-alakrehi ca alakrpetv mtara pakkospetv ha amma, evarpa rammaa labhanto gehe vasissmi, alabhanto na vasissmti Pait brhma cintesi mayha putto puav dinnadno katbhinhro, pua karonto na ekakova aksi, addh etena saha katapu suvaarpakapaibhgva bhavissatti aha brhmae pakkospetv sabbakmehi santappetv suvaarpaka ratha ropetv gacchatha, tt, yattha amhka jtigottabhogehi samnakule evarpa drika passatha, imameva suvaarpaka pakra katv dethti uyyojesi.

Te amhka nma eta kammanti nikkhamitv kattha gamissmti cintetv maddaraha nma itthkaro, maddaraha gamissmti maddarahe sgalanagara agamasu. Tattha ta suvaarpaka nhnatitthe hapetv ekamante nisdisu. Atha bhaddya dht bhadda nhpetv alakaritv sirigabbhe nisdpetv nhyitu gacchant ta rpaka disv ayyadht me idhgatti saya santajjetv dubbinte ki tva idhgatti talasattika uggiritv gaccha sghanti gaapasse pahari. Hattho pse paihato viya kampittha. S paikkamitv eva thaddha nma mahgva disv ayyadht meti saa uppdesi, ayyadhtya hi me nivsanapaigghikyapi ayuttti ha. Atha na te manuss parivretv evarp te smidhtti pucchisu. Ki es, imya sataguena sahassaguena mayha ayydht abhirpatar, dvdasahatthe gabbhe nisinnya padpakicca natthi, sarrobhseneva tama vidhamatti. Tena hi gacchti khujja gahetv suvaarpaka ratha ropetv kosiyagottassa brhmaassa gharadvre hatv gamana nivedayisu.

Brhmao paisanthra katv kuto gatatthti pucchi. Magadharahe mahtitthagme kapilabrhmaassa gharatoti. Ki kra gatti? Imin nma kraenti. Kalya, tt, samajtigottavibhavo amhka brhmao, dassmi drikanti pakra gahi. Te kapilabrhmaassa ssana pahiisu laddh drik, kattabba karothti. Ta ssana sutv pippalimavassa rocayisu laddh kira drikti. Mavo aha na labhissantti cintesi, ime laddhti vadanti, anatthiko hutv paa pesessmti rahogato paa likhi bhadd attano jtigottabhognurpa gharvsa labhatu, aha nikkhamitv pabbajissmi, m pacch vippaisrin ahosti. Bhaddpi asukassa kira ma dtukmoti sutv rahogat paa likhi ayyaputto attano jtigottabhognurpa gharvsa labhatu, aha nikkhamitv pabbajissmi, m pacch vippaisr ahosti. Dve pani antarmagge samgacchisu. Ida kassa paanti? Pippalimavena bhaddya pahitanti. Ida kassti? Bhaddya pippalimavassa pahitanti ca vutte dvepi vcetv passatha drakna kammanti phletv arae chaetv samnapaa likhitv ito ca etto ca pesesu. Iti tesa anicchamnnayeva samgamo ahosi.

Tadivasameva mavo eka pupphadma gahetv hapesi. Bhaddpi, tni sayanamajjhe hapesi. Bhuttasyams ubhopi sayana abhiruhissmti samgantv mavo dakkhiapassena sayana abhiruhi. Bhadd vmapassena abhiruhitv ha yassa passe pupphni milyanti, tassa rgacitta uppannanti vijnissma, ima pupphadma na allyitabbanti. Te pana aamaa sarrasamphassabhayena tiymaratti nidda anokkamantva vtinmenti, div pana hsamattampi nhosi. Te lokmisena asasah yva mtpitaro dharanti, tva kuumba avicretv tesu klakatesu vicrayisu. Mahat mavassa sampatti sattstikoidhana, ekadivasa sarra ubbaetv chaetabba suvaacuameva magadhaniy dvdasanimatta laddhu vaati. Yantabaddhni sahi mahtakni, kammanto dvdasayojaniko, anurdhapurappam cuddasa gm, cuddasa hatthnk, cuddasa assnk, cuddasa rathnk.

So ekadivasa alakata-assa ruyha mahjanaparivuto kammanta gantv khettakoiya hito nagalehi bhinnahnato kkdayo sakue gauppddipake uddharitv khdante disv, tt, ime ki khdantti pucchi. Gauppde, ayyti. Etehi kata ppa kassa hotti? Tumhka, ayyti. So cintesi sace etehi kata ppa mayha hoti, ki me karissati sattstikoidhana, ki dvdasayojaniko kammanto, ki sahiyantabaddhni takni, ki cuddasa gm? Sabbameta bhaddya kpilniy niyytetv nikkhamma pabbajissmti.

Bhaddpi kpiln tasmi khae antaravatthumhi tayo tilakumbhe pattharpetv dhthi parivut nisinn kke tilapake khdante disv, amm, ki ime khdantti pucchi. Pake, ayyeti. Akusala kassa hotti? Tumhka, ayyeti. S cintesi mayha catuhatthavattha nikodanamattaca laddhu vaati, yadi paneta ettakena janena kata akusala mayha hoti, addh bhavasahassenapi vaato ssa ukkhipitu na sakk, ayyaputte gatamatteyeva sabba tassa niyytetv nikkhamma pabbajissmti.

Mavo gantv nhyitv psda ruyha mahrahe pallake nisdi. Athassa cakkavattino anucchavika bhojana sajjayisu. Dvepi bhujitv parijane nikkhante rahogat phsukahne nisdisu. Tato mavo bhadda ha bhadde ima ghara gacchant kittaka dhana harti? Pacapasa sakaasahassni, ayyti. Eta sabba, y ca imasmi ghare sattsti koiyo yantabaddh sahitakdibhed sampatti atthi, sabba tuyhayeva niyytemti. Tumhe pana kaha gacchatha, ayyti? Aha pabbajissmti. Ayya, ahampi tumhkayeva gamana olokayamn nisinn, ahampi pabbajissmti. Tesa dittapaakui viya tayo bhav upahahisu. Te antarpaato kasvarasaptni vatthni mattikpatte ca harpetv aamaa kese ohrpetv ye loke arahanto, te uddissa amhka pabbajjti vatv thavikya patte osretv ase laggetv psdato otarisu. Gehe dsesu v kammakresu v na koci sajni.

Atha ne brhmaagmato nikkhamma dsagmadvrena gacchante kappakuttavasena dsagmavsino sajnisu. Te rodant pdesu nipatitv ki amhe anthe karotha, ayyti hasu. Maya bhae dittapaasl viya tayo bhavti pabbajimh, sace tumhesu ekeka bhujissa karoma, vassasatampi nappahoti. Tumheva tumhka ssa dhovitv bhujiss hutv jvathti vatv tesa rodantnayeva pakkamisu. Thero purato gacchanto nivattitv olokento cintesi aya bhadd kpiln sakalajambudpagghanik itth mayha pacchato gacchati. hna kho paneta vijjati, ya kocideva eva cinteyya ime pabbajitvpi vin bhavitu na sakkonti, ananucchavika karontti. Koci v pana amhesu mana padsetv apyaprako bhaveyya. Ima pahya may gantu vaatti citta uppdesi.

So purato gacchanto dvedhpatha disv tassa matthake ahsi. Bhaddpi gantv vanditv ahsi. Atha na ha bhadde tdisi itthi mama pacchato gacchanti disv ime pabbajitvpi vin bhavitu na sakkontti cintetv amhesu paduhacitto mahjano apyaprako bhaveyya. Imasmi dvedhpathe tva eka gaha, aha ekena gamissmti. ma, ayya, pabbajitna mtugmo nma mala, pabbajitvpi vin na bhavantti amhka dosa dassanti, tumhe eka magga gahatha, aha eka gahitv vin bhavissmti tikkhattu padakkhia katv catsu hnesu pacapatihitena vanditv dasanakhasamodhnasamujjala ajali paggayha satasahassakappappame addhne kato mittasanthavo ajja bhijjatti vatv tumhe dakkhiajtik nma, tumhka dakkhiamaggo vaati. Maya mtugm nma vmajtik, amhka vmamaggo vaatti vanditv magga paipann. Tesa dvedhbhtakle aya mahpathav aha cakkavagirisinerupabbate dhretu sakkontpi tumhka gue dhretu na sakkomti vadant viya viravamn akampi, kse asanisaddo viya pavatti, cakkavapabbato unnadi.

Sammsambuddho veuvanamahvihre gandhakuiya nisinno pathavkampanasadda sutv kassa nu kho pathav kampatti vajjento pippalimavo ca bhadd ca kpiln ma uddissa appameyya sampatti pahya pabbajit, tesa viyogahne ubhinnampi guabalena aya pathavkampo jto, maypi etesa sagaha ktu vaatti gandhakuito nikkhamma sayameva pattacvaramdya astimahtheresu kaci anmantetv tigvuta magga paccuggamana katv rjagahassa ca nlandya ca antare bahuputtakanigrodharukkhamle pallaka bhujitv nisdi. Nisdanto pana aatarapasukliko viya anisditv buddhavesa gahetv astihatth ghanabuddharasmiyo vissajjento nisdi. Iti tasmi khae paacchattasakaacakkakgrdippam buddharasmiyo ito cito ca vipphandantiyo vidhvantiyo candasahassa-sriyasahassa-uggamanaklo viya kurumn ta vananta ekobhsa akasu. Dvattisamahpurisalakkhaasiriy samujjalatrgaa viya gagana, supupphitakamalakuvalaya viya salila vananta virocittha. Nigrodharukkhassa khandho nma seto hoti, pattni nma nlni, pakkni rattni. Tasmi pana divase sataskho nigrodho suvaavaova ahosi.

Mahkassapatthero aya mayha satth bhavissati, imha uddissa pabbajitoti dihahnato pahya oatoato gantv tsu hnesu vanditv satth me, bhante bhagav, svakohamasmi, satth me, bhante bhagav, svakohamasmti ha. Atha na bhagav avoca kassapa, sace tva ima nipaccakra mahpathaviy kareyysi, spi dhretu na sakkueyya. Tathgatassa eva guamahantata jnat tay kato nipaccakro mayha lomampi cletu na sakkoti. Nisda, kassapa, dyajja te dassmti. Athassa bhagav thi ovdehi upasampada adsi. Datv bahuputtakanigrodhamlato nikkhamitv thera pacchsamaa katv magga paipajji. Satthu sarra dvattisamahpurisalakkhaavicitta, mahkassapassa sattamahpurisalakkhaapaimaita. So kacanamahnvya pacchbandho viya satthu padnupadika anugachi. Satth thoka magga gantv magg okkamma aatarasmi rukkhamle nisajjkra dassesi, thero nisditukmo satthti atv attano prupanapilotikasaghi catuggua katv papesi.

Satth tasmi nisditv hatthena cvara parmasitv muduk kho tyya, kassapa, pilotikasaghti ha. Thero satth me saghiy mudukabhva katheti, prupitukmo bhavissatti atv prupatu, bhante, bhagav saghinti ha. Ki tva prupissasi kassapti? Tumhka nivsana labhanto prupissmi, bhanteti. Ki pana tva, kassapa, ima paribhogajia pasukla dhretu sakkhissasi? May hi imassa pasuklassa gahitadivase udakapariyanta katv mahpathav kampi, ima buddhna paribhogajia cvara nma na sakk parittaguena dhretu, paibalenevida paipattipraasamatthena jtipasuklikena gahetu vaatti vatv therena saddhi cvara parivattesi.

Eva pana cvaraparivatta katv therena prutacvara bhagav prupi, satthu cvara thero prupi. Tasmi samaye acetanpi aya mahpathav dukkara, bhante, akattha, attan prutacvara svakassa dinnapubba nma natthi, aha tumhka gua dhretu na sakkomti vadant viya udakapariyanta katv kampi. Theropi laddha dni may buddhna paribhogacvara, ki me idni uttari kattabba atthti unnati akatv buddhna santikeyeva terasa dhutague samdya sattadivasamatta puthujjano hutv ahame arue saha paisambhidhi arahatta ppui. Satthpi kassapo, bhikkhave, candpamo kulni upasakamati, apakasseva kya apakassa citta niccanavako kulesu appagabbhoti (sa. ni. 2.146) evamdhi suttehi thera thometv aparabhge etadeva kassapasayutta ahuppatti katv mama ssane dhutavdna bhikkhna mahkassapo aggoti thera hnantare hapesti.