Porisdopi attano nigrodhamla gantv prohantara pavisitv nipanno, ayye rukkhadevate, sace me satthabbhantareyeva vaa phsuka ktu sakkhissasi, sakalajambudpe ekasatakhattiyna galalohitena tava khandha dhovitv antehi parikkhipitv pacamadhuramasena balikamma karissmti ycana kari. Tassa annapnamasa alabhantassa sarra sussitv antosattheyeva vao phsuko ahosi. So devatnubhvena tassa phsukabhva sallakkhesi. So katipha manussamasa khditv bala gahetv cintesi bahupakr me devat, ycan ass muccissmti. So khagga dya rukkhamlato nikkhamitv rjno nessmti pysi. Atha na purimabhave yakkhakle ekato manussamasakhdako sahyakayakkho anuvicaranta disv aya mama attabhave sahyoti atv, samma, ma sajnsti pucchi. Na sajnmti. Athassa purimabhave katakraa kathesi. So ta sajnitv paisanthramaksi. Kaha nibbattosti puho nibbattahnaca rah pabbjitakraaca idni vasanahnaca khun viddhakraaca devatya ycanmocanattha gamanakraaca sabba rocetv taypi mameta kicca nittharitabba, ubhopi gacchma, sammti ha. Samma na gaccheyyha, eka pana me kamma atthi, aha kho pana anaggha padalakkhaa nma eka manta jnmi, so balaca javaca saddaca karoti, ta manta gahhti. So sdhti sampaicchi. Yakkhopissa ta datv pakkmi.

Porisdo manta uggahetv tato pahya vtajavo atisro ahosi. So satthabbhantareyeva ekasatarjno uyyndni gacchante disv vtavegena pakkhanditv aha are manussacoro porisdoti nma svetv vagganto nadanto bhayappatte katv pde gahetv adhossake katv pahiy ssa paharanto vtavegena netv hatthatalesu chiddni katv rajjuy vunitv nigrodharukkhe olambesi aggapdagulhi bhmiya phusamnhi. Te sabbe rjno vte paharante miltakuraakadmni viya parivattant olambisu. Sutasomo pana me pihi-cariyo hoti, sace gahissmi, sakalajambudpo tuccho bhavissatti ta na nesi. So balikamma karissmti aggi katv sle tacchanto nisdi. Rukkhadevat ta kiriya disv mayha kiresa balikamma karoti, vaampissa may kici phsuka kata natthi, idni imesa mahvinsa karissati, ki nu kho kattabbanti cintetv aha eta vretu na sakkhissmti ctumahrjikna santika gantv tamattha kathetv nivretha nanti ha. Tehipi na maya porisdassa kamma nivretu sakkhissmti vutte ko sakkhissatti pucchitv sakko, devarjti sutv sakka upasakamitv tamattha kathetv nivretha nanti ha. Sopi nha sakkomi nivretu, samattha pana cikkhissmti vatv konmoti vutte sadevake loke ao natthi, kururahe pana indapatthanagare korabyarjaputto sutasomo nma ta nibbisevana katv damessati, rjnaca jvita dassati, taca manussamas orampessati, sakalajambudpe amata viya dhamma abhisicissati, sacepi rjna jvita dtukmo, sutasoma netv balikamma ktu vaatti vadehti ha.

S sdhti sampaicchitv khippa gantv pabbajitavesena tassa avidre pysi. So padasaddena rj nu kho koci palto bhavissatti olokento ta disv pabbajit nma khattiyva, ima gahetv ekasata pretv balikamma karissmti uhya asihattho anubandhi, tiyojana anubandhitvpi ta ppuitu nsakkhi, gattehi sed muccisu. So cintesi aha pubbe hatthimpi assampi rathampi dhvanta anubandhitv gahmi, ajja ima pabbajita sakya gatiy gacchanta sabbathmena dhvantopi gahitu na sakkomi, ki nu kho kraanti. Tato so pabbajit nma vacanakar honti, tihti na vatv hita gahessmti cintetv tiha, samati ha. Aha tva hito, tva pana dhvitu vymamaksti. Atha na, bho, pabbajit nma jvitahetupi alika na bhaanti, tva pana musvda kathesti vatv gthamha

393. Tihhti may vutto, so tva gacchasi pammukho;

ahito tva hitomhti, lapasi brahmacrini;
ida te samayutta, asica me maasi kakapattanti.

Tassattho samaa, tihhi iti vacana may vutto so tva pammukho parammukho hutv gacchasi, brahmacrini ahito samno tva hito amhi iti lapasi, asica me kakapatta maasti.

Tato devat gthdvayamha

394. hitohamasm sadhammesu rja, na nmagotta parivattaymi;

coraca loke ahita vadanti;
pyika nerayika ito cuta.

395. Sace tva saddahasi rja, suta gahhi khattiya;

tena yaa yajitvna, eva sagga gamissasti.

Tattha sadhammesti, mahrja, aha sakesu dasasu kusalakammapathadhammesu hito asmi bhavmi. Na nmagottanti tva pubbe daharakle brahmadatto hutv pitari klakate brasi rajja labhitv brasirj jto, ta nma jahitv porisdo hutv idni kammsapdo jto, khattiyakule jtopi abhakkha manussamasa yasm bhakkhesi, tasm attano nmagotta yath parivattesi, tath aha attano nmagotta na parivattaymi. Coracti loke coraca dasakusalakammapathesu ahita nma vadanti. Ito cutanti ito cuta hutv apye niraye patihita. Khattiya, bhmipla mahrja, tva mama vacana sace saddahasi, sutasoma gahhi, tena sutasomena yaa yajitvna eva sagga gamissasi. Bho, porisda musvdi tay mayha sakalajambudpe rjno netv bahikamma karissmti paissuta, idni ye v te v dubbalarjno nesi, jambudpatale jehaka sutasomarjna sace tva na nessasi, vacana te mus nma hoti, tasm sutasoma gahhti.

Evaca pana vatv devat pabbajitavesa antaradhpetv sakena vaena kse taruasriyo viya jalamn ahsi. So tass katha sutv rpaca oloketv ksi tvanti ha. Imasmi rukkhe nibbattadevatti. So dih me attano, devatti tussitv, smi devarja, m sutasomassa kra cintayi, attano rukkha pavisti ha. Devat tassa passantasseva rukkha pvisi. Tasmi khae sriyo atthagato, cando uggato. Porisdo vedagakusalo nakkhattacra jnti. So nabha oloketv sve phussanakkhatta bhavissati, sutasomo nhyitu uyyna gamissati, tattha gahissmi, rakkho panassa mah bhavissati, samant tiyojana sakalanagaravsino rakkhant carissanti, asavihite rakkhe pahamaymeyeva migjina uyyna gantv magalapokkharai otaritv hassmti cintetv tattha gantv pokkharai oruyha padumapattena ssa paicchdetv ahsi. Tassa tejena macchakacchapdayo osakkitv udakapariyante vaggavagg hutv vicarisu.

Kuto pana laddhoya tejoti? Pubbayogavasena. So hi kasapadasabalassa kle khrasalkabhatta pahapesi, tena mahthmo ahosi. Aggislaca kretv bhikkhusaghassa stavinodanattha aggica drni ca drucchedanavsica pharasuca adsi, tena tejav ahosi.

Eva tasmi anto-uyyna gateyeva balavapaccsasamaye samant tiyojana rakkha gahisu. Rjpi ptova bhuttaptarso alakatahatthikkhandhavaragato caturaginiy senya parivuto nagarato nikkhami. Tad takkasilato nando nma brhmao catasso satrah gthyo dya vsatiyonajasata magga atikkamitv ta nagara patv dvragme vasitv sriye uggate nagara pavisanto rjna pcnadvrena nikkhanta disv hattha pasretv jaypesi. Rj discakkhuko hutv gacchanto unnatappadese hitassa brhmaassa pasritahattha disv hatthin ta upasakamitv pucchi

396. Kismi nu rahe tava jtibhmi, atha kena atthena idhnupatto;

akkhhi me brhmaa etamattha, kimicchas demi tayajja patthitanti.

Tassattho bho brhmaa, tava jtibhmi kismi rahe atthi nu, kena atthena payojanena hetubhtena ida imasmi nagare anuppatto, bho brhmaa, may pucchito so tva etamattha eta payojana me mayha akkhhi kathehi, tay patthitavatthu te tuyha ajja idni dadmi, ki vatthu icchasti.

Atha na so gthamha

397. Gth catasso dharamahissara, sugambhratth varasgarpam;

taveva atthya idhgatosmi, suohi gth paramatthasahitti.

Tattha dharamahissarti bhmipla catasso gth ki bht?. Sugambhratth varasgarpam, taveva tava eva atthya idha hna anuppatto asmi bhavmi. Suohti kassapadasabalena desit paramatthasahit im satrah gthyo suohti attho.

Iti vatv, mahrja, im kassapadasabalena desit catasso satrah gthyo tumhe sutavittakti sutv tumhka desetu gatomhti ha. Rj tuhamnaso hutv, cariya suhu te gata, may pana nivattitu na sakk, ajja phussanakkhattayogena ssa nhyitu gatomhi, aha punadivase gantv sossmi, tva m ukkahti vatv gacchatha brhmaassa asukagehe sayana papetv ghsacchdana savidahathti amacce petv uyyna pvisi. Ta ahrasahatthena pkrena parikkhitta ahosi. Ta aamaa saghaent samant hatthino parikkhipisu, tato ass, tato rath, tato dhanuggah, tato pattti, sakhubhitamahsamuddo viya unndento balakyo ahosi. Atha rj orikni bharani omucitv massukamma kretv ubbaitasarro pokkharaiy anto rjavibhavena nhatv paccuttaritv udakaggahaasakena nivsetv ahsi. Athassa dussagandhamllakre upanayisu. Porisdo cintesi rj alakatakle bhriko bhavissati, sallahukakleyeva na gahissmti. So nadanto vagganto udake maccha luento vijjulat viya matthake khagga paribbhamento aha are manussacoro porisdoti nma svetv aguli nale hapetv udak uttari. Tassa sadda sutvva hatthroh hatthhi, assroh assehi, rathroh rathehi bhassisu. Balakyo gahitagahitni vudhni chaetv urena bhmiya nipajji.

Porisdo sutasoma ukkhipitv gahi, sesarjno pde gahetv adhossake katv pahiy ssa paharanto gacchati. Bodhisatta pana upagantv onato ukkhipitv khandhe nisdpesi. So dvrena gamana papaco bhavissatti sammukhahneyeva ahrasahattha pkra laghitv purato galitamadamattavraakumbhe akkamitv pabbatakni ptento viya vtajavna assatarna pihe akkamanto ptetv rathadhurarathassesu akkamitv bhamika bhamanto viya nlaphalakni nigrodhapattni maddanto viya ekavegeneva tiyojanamatta magga gantv atthi nu kho koci sutasomassatthya pacchato gacchantoti oloketv kaci aditv saika gacchanto sutasomassa kesehi udakabindni attano ure patitni disv maraassa abhyanto nma natthi, sutasomopi maraabhayena rodati maeti cintetv ha