Iti brhmao catasso satrah gth kassapadasabalena desitaniymena desetv tuh ahosi Ta sutv mahsatto sapphala vata me gamananti tuhacitto hutv im gth neva svakabhsit, na isibhsit, na kenaci bhsit, sabbaunva bhsit, ki nu kho agghantti cintetv imsa sakalampi cakkava yva brahmalok sattaratanapua katv dadamnopi neva anucchavika ktu sakkoti, aha kho panassa tiyojanasate kururahe sattayojanike indapatthanagare rajja dtu pahomi, atthi nu khvassa rajja kretu bhgyanti agavijjnubhvena olokento nddasa. Tato senpatihndni olokento ekagmabhojakamattassapi bhgya adisv dhanalbhassa olokento koidhanato pahya oloketv catunnayeva kahpaasahassna bhgya disv ettakena na pjessmti catasso sahassatthavik dpetv, cariya, tumhe aesa khattiyna im gth desetv kittaka dhana labhathti pucchati. Ekekya gthya sata sata, mahrja, teneva t satrah nma jtti. Atha na mahsatto, cariya, tva attan gahetv vikkeyyabhaassa agghampi na jnsi ito pahya ekek gth sahassrah nma hontti vatv gthamha

415. Sahassiy im gth, nahim gth satrah;

cattri tva sahassni, khippa gahhi brhmati.

Tassattho brhmaa, im gth sahassiy sahassrah, im gth satrah na hi hontu, brhmaa, tva cattri sahassni khippa gahti.

Athassa eka sukhaynaka datv brhmaa sotthin geha samppethti purise petv ta uyyojesi. Tasmi khae sutasomara satrah gth sahassrah katv pjit sdhu sdhti mahsdhukrasaddo ahosi. Tassa mtpitaro ta sadda sutv ki saddo nmesti pucchitv yathbhta sutv attano dhanalobhatya mahsattassa kujjhisu. Sopi brhmaa uyyojetv tesa santika gantv vanditv ahsi. Athassa pit katha, tta, evarpassa shasikassa corassa hatthato muttosti paisanthramattampi akatv attano dhanalobhatya sacca kira, tta, tay catasso gth sutv cattri sahassni dinnnti pucchitv saccanti vutte gthamha

416. stiy nvutiy ca gth, satrah cpi bhaveyya gth;

paccattameva sutasoma jnahi, sahassiy nma k atthi gthti;

tassattho gth nma, tta, stiy ca nvutiy ca satrah cpi bhaveyya, paccattameva attanva jnhi, sahassrah nma gth k kassa santike atthti;

atha na mahsatto nha, tta, dhanena vuddhi icchmi, sutena pana icchmti sapento ha

417. icchmi voha sutavuddhimattano, santoti ma sappuris bhajeyyu;

aha savanthi mahodadhva, na hi tta tappmi subhsitena.

418. Aggi yath tiakaha dahanto, na kappat sgarova nadbhi;

evampi te pait rjaseha, sutv na tappanti subhsitena.

419. Sakassa dsassa yad suomi, gtha aha atthavati janinda;

tameva sakkacca nismaymi, na hi tta dhammesu mamatthi tittti.

Tattha voti niptamatta. Santoti ete ca ma bhajeyyu iti icchmi. Savanthti nadhi. Sakassti tihatu, nanda, brhmao, yad aha attano dsassapi santike suomi, tta, dhammesu mama titti na hi atthti.

Evaca pana vatv m ma, tta, dhanahetu paribhsasi, aha dhamma sutv gamissmti sapatha katv gato, idnha porisdassa santika gamissmi, ida te rajja gahathti rajja niyydento gthamha

420. Ida te raha sadhana sayogga, sakyura sabbakmpapanna;

ki kmahetu paribhsasi ma, gacchmaha porisdassa atteti.

Tattha atteti santike.

Tasmi samaye piturao hadaya uha ahosi. So, tta sutasoma, ki nmeta kathesi, maya caturaginiy senya cora gahessmti vatv gthamha

421. Attnurakkhya bhavanti hete, hatthroh rathik pattik ca;

assroh ye ca dhanuggahse, sena payujma hanma sattunti.

Tattha hanmti sace eva payojit sen ta gahetu na sakkonti, atha na sakalarahavsino gahetv gantv hanma sattu, mrema ta amhka paccmittanti attho.

Atha na mtpitaro assupuamukh rodamn vilapant, tta, m gaccha, gantu na labbhti ycisu. Soasasahass nakitthiyopi sesaparijanopi amhe anthe katv kuhi gacchasi, devti paridevisu. Sakalanagare koci sakabhvena sahtu asakkonto sutasomo porisdassa kira paia datv gato, idni catasso satrah gth sutv dhammakathikassa sakkra katv mtpitaro vanditv punapi kira corassa santika gamissatti sakalanagara ekakolhala ahosi. Sopi mtpitna vacana sutv gthamha

422. Sudukkara porisdo aksi, jva gahetvna avassaj ma;

ta tdisa pubbakicca saranto, dubbhe aha tassa katha janindti.

Tattha jva gahetvnti jvaggha gahetv. Ta tdisanti ta tena kata tathrpa. Pubbakiccanti purima upakra. Janindti pitara lapati.

So mtpitaro asssetv, amma tt, tumhe mayha m cintayittha, katakalyo aha, mama chakmassaggissariya na dullabhanti mtpitaro vanditv pucchitv sesajana anussitv pakkmi. Tamattha paksento satth ha

423. Vanditv so pitara mtaraca, anussitv negamaca balaca;

saccavd saccnurakkhamno, agamsi so yattha porisdoti.

Tattha saccnurakkhamnoti sacca anurakkhamno. Agamsti ta ratti nivesaneyeva vasitv punadivase aruuggamanavelya mtpitaro vanditv pucchitv sesajana anussitv assumukhena nnappakra paridevantena itthgrdin mahjanena anugato nagar nikkhamma ta jana nivattetu asakkonto mahmagge daakena tiriya lekha kahitv sace mayi sineho atthi, ima m atikkamisti ha. Mahjano slavato tejavantassa a atikkamitu asakkonto mahsaddena paridevamno ta shavijambhitena gacchanta oloketv tasmi dassanpacra atikkante ekarava ravanto nagara pvisi. Sopi gatamaggeneva tassa santika gato. Tena vutta agamsi so yattha porisdoti.

Tato porisdo cintesi sace mama sahyo sutasomo gantukmo, gacchatu, angantukmo, angacchatu, rukkhadevat ya mayha icchati ta karotu, ime rjno mretv pacamadhuramasena balikamma karissmti citaka katv aggi jletv agrarsi tva hotti tassa sle tacchantassa nisinnakle sutasomo gato. Atha na porisdo disv tuhacitto, samma, gantv kattabbakicca te katanti pucchi. Mahsatto, ma mahrja, kassapadasabalena desit gth me sut, dhammakathikassa ca sakkro kato, tasm gantv kattabbakicca kata nma hotti dassetu gthamha

424. Kato may sagaro brhmaena, rahe sake issariye hitena;

ta sagara brhmaasappadya, saccnurakkh punargatosmi;
yajassu yaa khda ma porisdti.

Tattha yajassti ma mretv devatya v yaa yajassu, masa v me khdhti attho.

Ta sutv porisdo aya rj na bhyati, vigatamaraabhayo hutv katheti, kissa nu kho esa nubhvoti cintetv aa natthi, aya kassapadasabalena desit gth me sutti vadati, tsa etena subhvena bhavitabba, ahampi ta kathpetv t gthyo sossmi, eva ahampi nibbhayo bhavissmti sannihna katv gthamha

425. Na hyate khdita mayha pacch, citak aya tva sadhmikva;

niddhmake pacita sdhupakka, suomi gthyo satrahyoti.

Tattha khditanti khdana. Ta khdana mayha pacch v pure v na parihyati, pacchpi hi tva may khditabbova. Niddhmake pacitanti niddhme nijjhle aggimhi pakkamasa sdhupakka nma hoti.

Ta sutv mahsatto aya porisdo ppadhammo, ima thoka niggahetv lajjpetv kathessmti cintetv ha

426. Adhammiko tva porisdaksi, rah ca bhaho udarassa hetu;

dhammacim abhivadanti gth, dhammo ca adhammo ca kuhi sameti.

427. Adhammikassa luddassa, nicca lohitapino;

natthi sacca kuto dhammo, ki sutena karissasti.

Tattha dhammacimti im ca gth navalokuttaradhamma abhivadanti. Kuhi sametti kattha samgacchati. Dhammo hi sugati ppeti nibbna v, adhammo duggati. Kuto dhammoti vacsaccamattampi natthi, kuto dhammo. Ki sutenti tva etena sutena ki karissasi, mattikbhjana viya hi shavasya abhjana tva dhammassa.

So eva kathitepi neva kujjhi. Kasm? Mahsattassa mettbhvanya mahattena. Atha na ki pana samma sutasoma ahameva adhammikoti vatv gthamha

428. Yo masahetu migava careyya, yo v hane purisamattahetu;

ubhopi te pecca sam bhavanti, kasm no adhammika brsi ma tvanti.

Tattha kasm noti ye jambudpatale rjno alakatapaiyatt mahbalaparivr rathavaragat migava carant tikhiehi sarehi mige vijjhitv mrenti, te avatv kasm tva maeva adhammikanti vadati. Yadi te niddos, ahampi niddoso evti dpeti.

Ta sutv mahsatto tassa laddhi bhindanto gthamha

429. Paca paca na kh bhakkh, khattiyena pajnat;

abhakkha rja bhakkhesi, tasm adhammiko tuvanti.

Tassattho samma porisda, khattiyena nma khattiyadhamma jnantena paca paca hatthi-dayo daseva satt masavasena na kh bhakkh na kho khditabbayuttak. Na khotveva v pho. Aparo nayo khattiyena khattiyadhamma jnantena pacanakhesu sattesu sasako, sallako, godh, kapi kummoti ime paceva satt bhakkhitabbayuttak, na ae, tva pana abhakkha manussamasa bhakkhesi, tena adhammikoti.

Iti so niggaha patv aa nissaraa adisv attano ppa paicchdento gthamha

430. Mutto tuva porisdassa hatth, gantv saka mandira kmakm;

amittahattha punargatosi, na khattadhamme kusalosi rjti.