[48] 8. Vedabbajtakavaan

Anupyena yo atthanti ida satth jetavane viharanto dubbacabhikkhu rabbha kathesi. Tahi bhikkhu satth na tva bhikkhu idneva dubbaco, pubbepi dubbacoyeva, teneva ca kraena paitna vacana akatv tihena asin dvidh katv chinno hutv magge nipatittha, taca ekaka nissya purisasahassa jvitakkhaya pattanti vatv atta hari.

Atte brasiya brahmadatte rajja krente ekasmi gmake aataro brhmao vedabba nma manta jnti. So kira manto anaggho mahraho, nakkhattayoge laddhe ta manta parivattetv kse ullokite ksato sattaratanavassa vassati. Tad bodhisatto tassa brhmaassa santike sippa uggahti. Athekadivasa brhmao bodhisatta dya kenacideva karayena attano gm nikkhamitv cetaraha agamsi, antarmagge ca ekasmi araahne pacasat pesanakacor nma panthaghta karonti. Te bodhisattaca vedabbabrhmaaca gahisu. Kasm panete pesanakacorti vuccanti? Te kira dve jane gahetv eka dhanharaatthya pesenti, tasm pesanakacortveva vuccanti. Tepi ca pitputte gahetv pitara tva amhka dhana haritv putta gahetv yhti vadanti. Etenupyena mtudhtaro gahetv mtara vissajjenti, jehakanihe gahetv jehabhtika vissajjenti, cariyantevsike gahetv antevsika vissajjenti. Te tasmi kle vedabbabrhmaa gahetv bodhisatta vissajjesu.

Bodhisatto cariya vanditv aha ekhadvhaccayena gamissmi, tumhe m bhyittha, apica kho pana mama vacana karotha, ajja dhanavasspanakanakkhattayogo bhavissati, m kho tumhe dukkha asahant manta parivattetv dhana vasspayittha. Sace vasspessatha, tumhe ca vinsa ppuissatha, ime ca pacasat corti eva cariya ovaditv dhanatthya agamsi. Corpi sriye atthagate brhmaa bandhitv nipajjpesu. Takhaaeva pcnalokadhtuto paripuacandamaala uhahi. Brhmao nakkhatta olokento dhanavasspanakanakkhattayogo laddho, ki me dukkhena anubhtena, manta parivattetv ratanavassa vasspetv corna dhana datv yathsukha gamissmti cintetv core mantesi bhonto cor, tumhe ma kimatthya gahathti? Dhanatthya, ayyti. Sace vo, dhanena attho, khippa ma bandhan mocetv ssa nhpetv ahatavatthni acchdetv gandhehi vilimppetv pupphni pilandhpetv hapethti. Cor tassa katha sutv tath akasu.

Brhmao nakkhattayoga atv manta parivattetv ksa ullokesi, tvadeva ksato ratanni patisu. Cor ta dhana sakahitv uttarsagesu bhaika katv pyisu. Brhmaopi tesa pacchatova agamsi. Atha te core ae pacasat cor gahisu. Kimattha amhe gahathti ca vutt dhanatthyti hasu. Yadi vo dhanena attho, eta brhmaa gahatha, eso ksa ulloketv dhana vasspesi, amhkampeta eteneva dinnanti. Cor core vissajjetv amhkampi dhana dehti brhmaa gahisu. Brhmao aha tumhka dhana dadeyya, dhanavasspanakanakkhattayogo pana ito savaccharamatthake bhavissati. Yadi vo dhanenattho, adhivsetha, tad dhanavassa vasspessmti ha. Cor kujjhitv ambho, duhabrhmaa, aesa idneva dhana vasspetv amhe aa savacchara adhivspesti tihena asin brhmaa dvidh chinditv magge chaetv vegena anubandhitv tehi corehi saddhi yujjhitv te sabbepi mretv dhana dya puna dve kohs hutv aamaa yujjhitv ahateyyni purisasatni ghtetv etena upyena yva dve jan avasih ahesu, tva aamaa ghtayisu. Eva ta purisasahassa vinsa patta.

Te pana dve jan upyena ta dhana haritv ekasmi gmasampe gahanahne dhana paicchdetv eko khagga gahetv rakkhanto nisdi, eko taule gahetv bhatta pacpetu gma pvisi. Lobho ca nmesa vinsamlamevti dhanasantike nisinno cintesi tasmi gate ida dhana dve kohs bhavissanti, yannha ta gatamattameva khaggena paharitv ghteyyanti. So khagga sannayhitv tassa gamana olokento nisdi. Itaropi cintesi ta dhana dve kohs bhavissanti, yannha bhatte visa pakkhipitv ta purisa bhojetv jvitakkhaya ppetv ekakova dhana gaheyyanti. So nihite bhatte saya bhujitv sesake visa pakkhipitv ta dya tattha agamsi. Ta bhatta otretv hitamattameva itaro khaggena dvidh chinditv ta paicchannahne chaetv taca bhatta bhujitv sayampi tattheva jvitakkhaya ppui. Evaca ta dhana nissya sabbeva vinsa ppuisu.

Bodhisattopi kho ekhadvhaccayena dhana dya gato tasmi hne cariya adisv vippakia pana dhana disv cariyena mama vacana akatv dhana vasspita bhavissati, sabbehi vinsa pattehi bhavitabbanti mahmaggena pysi. Gacchanto cariya mahmagge dvidh chinna disv mama vacana akatv matoti drni uddharitv citaka katv cariya jhpetv vanapupphehi pjetv purato gacchanto jvitakkhaya patte pacasate, purato ahateyyasateti anukkamena avasne dve jane jvitakkhaya patte disv cintesi ima dvhi na purisasahassa vinsa patta, aehi dvhi corehi bhavitabba, tepi santhambhitu na sakkhissanti, kaha nu kho te gatti gacchanto tesa dhana dya gahanahna pavihamagga disv gacchanto bhaikabaddhassa dhanassa rsi disv eka bhattapti avattharitv mata addasa. Tato ida nma tehi kata bhavissatti sabba atv kaha nu kho so purisoti vicinanto tampi paicchannahne apaviddha disv amhka cariyo mama vacana akatv attano dubbacabhvena attanpi vinsa patto, aparampi tena purisasahassa vinsita, anupyena vata akraena attano vuhi patthayamn amhka cariyo viya mahvinsameva ppuissantti cintetv ima gthamha

48. Anupyena yo attha, icchati so vihaati;

cet hanisu vedabba, sabbe te byasanamajjhagti.

Tattha so vihaatti so anupyena attano attha vuhi sukha icchmti akle vyma karonto puggalo vihaati kilamati mahvinsa pputi. Cetti cetarahavsino cor. Hanisu vedabbanti vedabbamantavasena vedabboti laddhanma brhmaa hanisu. Sabbe te byasanamajjhagti tepi ca anavases aamaa ghtayamn byasana adhigacchisu pailabhisti.

Eva bodhisatto yath amhka cariyo anupyena ahne parakkama karonto dhana vasspetv attanpi jvitakkhaya patto, aesaca vinsapaccayo jto, evameva yo aopi anupyena attano attha icchanto vyma karissati, sabbo so attan ca vinassissati, paresaca vinsapaccayo bhavissatti vana unndento devatsu sdhukra dadamnsu imya gthya dhamma desetv ta dhana upyena attano geha haritv dndni puni karonto yvatyuka hatv jvitapariyosne saggapatha prayamno agamsi.

Satthpi na tva bhikkhu idneva dubbaco, pubbepi dubbacova, dubbacatt pana mahvinsa pattoti ima dhammadesana haritv anusandhi ghaetv jtaka samodhnesi tad vedabbabrhmao dubbacabhikkhu ahosi, antevsiko pana ahameva ahosinti.

Vedabbajtakavaan aham.