62. “Ta½ ki½ maññasi, gahapati, idhassa nigaºµho ±b±dhiko dukkhito b±¼hagil±no s²todakapaµikkhitto uºhodakapaµisev². So s²todaka½ alabham±no k±laªkareyya. Imassa pana, gahapati, nigaºµho n±µaputto katth³papatti½ paññapet²”ti?

“Atthi, bhante, manosatt± n±ma dev± tattha so upapajjati”.

“Ta½ kissa hetu”?

“Asu hi, bhante manopaµibaddho k±laªkarot²”ti.

“Manasi karohi, gahapati [gahapati gahapati manasi karohi (s². sy±. ka½.), gahapati manasi karohi (ka.), gahapati gahapati (p².)], manasi karitv± kho, gahapati, by±karohi. Na kho te sandhiyati purimena v± pacchima½, pacchimena v± purima½. Bh±sit± kho pana te, gahapati, es± v±c±– ‘sacce aha½, bhante, patiµµh±ya mantess±mi, hotu no ettha kath±sall±po”’ti. “Kiñc±pi, bhante, bhagav± evam±ha, atha kho k±yadaº¹ova mah±s±vajjataro p±passa kammassa kiriy±ya p±passa kammassa pavattiy±, no tath± vac²daº¹o, no tath± manodaº¹o”ti.

63. “Ta½ ki½ maññasi, gahapati idhassa nigaºµho n±µaputto c±tuy±masa½varasa½vuto sabbav±riv±rito sabbav±riyutto sabbav±ridhuto sabbav±riphuµo. So abhikkamanto paµikkamanto bah³ khuddake p±ºe saªgh±ta½ ±p±deti. Imassa pana, gahapati, nigaºµho n±µaputto ka½ vip±ka½ paññapet²”ti?

“Asañcetanika½, bhante, nigaºµho n±µaputto no mah±s±vajja½ paññapet²”ti.

“Sace pana, gahapati, cetet²”ti?

“Mah±s±vajja½, bhante, hot²”ti.

“Cetana½ pana, gahapati, nigaºµho n±µaputto kismi½ paññapet²”ti?

“Manodaº¹asmi½, bhante”ti.

“Manasi karohi, gahapati manasi karitv± kho, gahapati, by±karohi. Na kho te sandhiyati purimena v± pacchima½, pacchimena v± purima½. Bh±sit± kho pana te, gahapati, es± v±c±– ‘sacce aha½, bhante, patiµµh±ya mantess±mi; hotu no ettha kath±sall±po”’ti. “Kiñc±pi, bhante, bhagav± evam±ha, atha kho k±yadaº¹ova mah±s±vajjataro p±passa kammassa kiriy±ya p±passa kammassa pavattiy±, no tath± vac²daº¹o, no tath± manodaº¹o”ti.

64. “Ta½ ki½ maññasi, gahapati, aya½ n±¼and± iddh± ceva ph²t± ca bahujan± ±kiººamanuss±”ti?

“Eva½, bhante, aya½ n±¼and± iddh± ceva ph²t± ca bahujan± ±kiººamanuss±”ti.

“Ta½ ki½ maññasi, gahapati, idha puriso ±gaccheyya ukkhitt±siko. So eva½ vadeyya– ‘aha½ y±vatik± imiss± n±¼and±ya p±º± te ekena khaºena ekena muhuttena eka½ ma½sakhala½ eka½ ma½sapuñja½ kariss±m²’ti. Ta½ ki½ maññasi, gahapati, pahoti nu kho so puriso y±vatik± imiss± n±¼and±ya p±º± te ekena khaºena ekena muhuttena eka½ ma½sakhala½ eka½ ma½sapuñja½ k±tun”ti?

“Dasapi, bhante, puris±, v²sampi, bhante, puris±, ti½sampi, bhante, puris±, catt±r²sampi, bhante, puris±, paññ±sampi, bhante, puris± nappahonti y±vatik± imiss± n±¼and±ya p±º± te ekena khaºena ekena muhuttena eka½ ma½sakhala½ eka½ ma½sapuñja½ k±tu½. Kiñhi sobhati eko chavo puriso”ti!

“Ta½ ki½ maññasi, gahapati idha ±gaccheyya samaºo v± br±hmaºo v± iddhim± cetovasippatto. So eva½ vadeyya– ‘aha½ ima½ n±¼anda½ ekena manopadosena bhasma½ kariss±m²’ti. Ta½ ki½ maññasi, gahapati, pahoti nu kho so samaºo v± br±hmaºo v± iddhim± cetovasippatto ima½ n±¼anda½ ekena manopadosena bhasma½ k±tun”ti

“Dasapi, bhante, n±¼and±, v²sampi n±¼and±, ti½sampi n±¼and±, catt±r²sampi n±¼and±, paññ±sampi n±¼and± pahoti so samaºo v± br±hmaºo v± iddhim± cetovasippatto ekena manopadosena bhasma½ k±tu½. Kiñhi sobhati ek± chav± n±¼and±”ti!

“Manasi karohi, gahapati, manasi karitv± kho, gahapati, by±karohi. Na kho te sandhiyati purimena v± pacchima½, pacchimena v± purima½. Bh±sit± kho pana te, gahapati, es± v±c±– ‘sacce aha½, bhante, patiµµh±ya mantess±mi; hotu no ettha kath±sall±po”’ti.

“Kiñc±pi, bhante, bhagav± evam±ha, atha kho k±yadaº¹ova mah±s±vajjataro p±passa kammassa kiriy±ya p±passa kammassa pavattiy±, no tath± vac²daº¹o, no tath± manodaº¹o”ti.

65. “Ta½ ki½ maññasi, gahapati, suta½ te daº¹ak²rañña½ [daº¹ak±rañña½ (s². p².)] k±liªg±rañña½ majjh±rañña½ [mejjh±rañña½ (s². sy±. ka½. p².)] m±taªg±rañña½ arañña½ araññabh³tan”ti?

“Eva½, bhante, suta½ me daº¹ak²rañña½ k±liªg±rañña½ majjh±rañña½ m±taªg±rañña½ arañña½ araññabh³tan”ti.

“Ta½ ki½ maññasi, gahapati, kinti te suta½ kena ta½ daº¹ak²rañña½ k±liªg±rañña½ majjh±rañña½ m±taªg±rañña½ arañña½ araññabh³tan”ti?

“Suta½ meta½, bhante, is²na½ manopadosena ta½ daº¹ak²rañña½ k±liªg±rañña½ majjh±rañña½ m±taªg±rañña½ arañña½ araññabh³tan”ti.

66. “Purimenev±ha½ bhante, opammena bhagavato attamano abhiraddho. Api c±ha½ im±ni bhagavato vicitr±ni pañhapaµibh±n±ni sotuk±mo, ev±ha½ bhagavanta½ paccan²ka½ k±tabba½ amaññissa½. Abhikkanta½, bhante, abhikkanta½, bhante! Seyyath±pi, bhante, nikkujjita½ v± ukkujjeyya, paµicchanna½ v± vivareyya, m³¼hassa v± magga½ ±cikkheyya, andhak±re v± telapajjota½ dh±reyya– cakkhumanto r³p±ni dakkhant²ti; evameva½ bhagavat± anekapariy±yena dhammo pak±sito. Es±ha½, bhante, bhagavanta½ saraºa½ gacch±mi dhammañca bhikkhusaªghañca. Up±saka½ ma½ bhagav± dh±retu ajjatagge p±ºupeta½ saraºa½ gatan”ti.

67. “Anuviccak±ra½ kho, gahapati, karohi, anuviccak±ro tumh±dis±na½ ñ±tamanuss±na½ s±dhu hot²”ti. “Imin±p±ha½, bhante, bhagavato bhiyyosomatt±ya attamano abhiraddho ya½ ma½ bhagav± evam±ha– ‘anuviccak±ra½ kho, gahapati, karohi, anuviccak±ro tumh±dis±na½ ñ±tamanuss±na½ s±dhu hot²’ti. Mañhi, bhante, aññatitthiy± s±vaka½ labhitv± kevalakappa½ n±¼anda½ paµ±ka½ parihareyyu½– ‘up±li amh±ka½ gahapati s±vakatta½ upagato’ti. Atha ca pana ma½ bhagav± evam±ha– ‘anuviccak±ra½ kho, gahapati, karohi, anuviccak±ro tumh±dis±na½ ñ±tamanuss±na½ s±dhu hot²’ti. Es±ha½, bhante, dutiyampi bhagavanta½ saraºa½ gacch±mi dhammañca bhikkhusaªghañca. Up±saka½ ma½ bhagav± dh±retu ajjatagge p±ºupeta½ saraºa½ gatan”ti.

68. “D²gharatta½ kho te, gahapati, nigaºµh±na½ op±nabh³ta½ kula½ yena nesa½ upagat±na½ piº¹aka½ d±tabba½ maññeyy±s²”ti. “Imin±p±ha½, bhante, bhagavato bhiyyosomatt±ya attamano abhiraddho ya½ ma½ bhagav± evam±ha– ‘d²gharatta½ kho te, gahapati, nigaºµh±na½ op±nabh³ta½ kula½ yena nesa½ upagat±na½ piº¹aka½ d±tabba½ maññeyy±s²’ti. Suta½ meta½, bhante, samaºo gotamo evam±ha– ‘mayhameva d±na½ d±tabba½, n±ññesa½ d±na½ d±tabba½; mayhameva s±vak±na½ d±na½ d±tabba½, n±ññesa½ s±vak±na½ d±na½ d±tabba½; mayhameva dinna½ mahapphala½, n±ññesa½ dinna½ mahapphala½; mayhameva s±vak±na½ dinna½ mahapphala½, n±ññesa½ s±vak±na½ dinna½ mahapphalan’ti. Atha ca pana ma½ bhagav± nigaºµhesupi d±ne sam±dapeti. Api ca, bhante, mayamettha k±la½ j±niss±ma. Es±ha½, bhante, tatiyampi bhagavanta½ saraºa½ gacch±mi dhammañca bhikkhusaªghañca. Up±saka½ ma½ bhagav± dh±retu ajjatagge p±ºupeta½ saraºa½ gatan”ti.

69. Atha kho bhagav± up±lissa gahapatissa anupubbi½ katha½ [±nupubb²katha½ (s².), ±nupubbikatha½ (p².), anupubbikatha½ (sy±. ka½. ka.)] kathesi, seyyathida½– d±nakatha½ s²lakatha½ saggakatha½, k±m±na½ ±d²nava½ ok±ra½ sa½kilesa½, nekkhamme ±nisa½sa½ pak±sesi. Yad± bhagav± aññ±si up±li½ gahapati½ kallacitta½ muducitta½ vin²varaºacitta½ udaggacitta½ pasannacitta½, atha y± buddh±na½ s±mukka½sik± dhammadesan± ta½ pak±sesi– dukkha½, samudaya½, nirodha½, magga½. Seyyath±pi n±ma suddha½ vattha½ apagatak±¼aka½ sammadeva rajana½ paµiggaºheyya, evameva up±lissa gahapatissa tasmi½yeva ±sane viraja½ v²tamala½ dhammacakkhu½ udap±di– ‘ya½ kiñci samudayadhamma½ sabba½ ta½ nirodhadhamman’ti. Atha kho up±li gahapati diµµhadhammo pattadhammo viditadhammo pariyog±¼hadhammo tiººavicikiccho vigatakatha½katho ves±rajjappatto aparappaccayo satthus±sane bhagavanta½ etadavoca– “handa ca d±ni maya½, bhante, gacch±ma, bahukicc± maya½ bahukaraº²y±”ti. “Yassad±ni tva½, gahapati, k±la½ maññas²”ti.

70. Atha kho up±li gahapati bhagavato bh±sita½ abhinanditv± anumoditv± uµµh±y±san± bhagavanta½ abhiv±detv± padakkhiºa½ katv± yena saka½ nivesana½ tenupasaªkami; upasaªkamitv± dov±rika½ ±mantesi– “ajjatagge, samma dov±rika, ±var±mi dv±ra½ nigaºµh±na½ nigaºµh²na½, an±vaµa½ dv±ra½ bhagavato bhikkh³na½ bhikkhun²na½ up±sak±na½ up±sik±na½. Sace koci nigaºµho ±gacchati tamena½ tva½ eva½ vadeyy±si– ‘tiµµha, bhante, m± p±visi. Ajjatagge up±li gahapati samaºassa gotamassa s±vakatta½ upagato. ¾vaµa½ dv±ra½ nigaºµh±na½ nigaºµh²na½, an±vaµa½ dv±ra½ bhagavato bhikkh³na½ bhikkhun²na½ up±sak±na½ up±sik±na½ Sace te, bhante, piº¹akena attho, ettheva tiµµha, ettheva te ±harissant²”’ti. “Eva½, bhante”ti kho dov±riko up±lissa gahapatissa paccassosi.

71. Assosi kho d²ghatapass² nigaºµho– “up±li kira gahapati samaºassa gotamassa s±vakatta½ upagato”ti. Atha kho d²ghatapass² nigaºµho yena nigaºµho n±µaputto tenupasaªkami; upasaªkamitv± nigaºµha½ n±µaputta½ etadavoca– “suta½ meta½, bhante, up±li kira gahapati samaºassa gotamassa s±vakatta½ upagato”ti. “Aµµh±na½ kho eta½, tapassi anavak±so ya½ up±li gahapati samaºassa gotamassa s±vakatta½ upagaccheyya. Ýh±nañca kho eta½ vijjati ya½ samaºo gotamo up±lissa gahapatissa s±vakatta½ upagaccheyy±”ti Dutiyampi kho d²ghatapass² nigaºµho…pe… tatiyampi kho d²ghatapass² nigaºµho nigaºµha½ n±µaputta½ etadavoca– “suta½ meta½, bhante …pe… up±lissa gahapatissa s±vakatta½ upagaccheyy±”ti. “Hand±ha½, bhante, gacch±mi y±va j±n±mi yadi v± up±li gahapati samaºassa gotamassa s±vakatta½ upagato yadi v± no”ti. “Gaccha tva½, tapassi, j±n±hi yadi v± up±li gahapati samaºassa gotamassa s±vakatta½ upagato yadi v± no”ti.

72. Atha kho d²ghatapass² nigaºµho yena up±lissa gahapatissa nivesana½ tenupasaªkami. Addas± kho dov±riko d²ghatapassi½ nigaºµha½ d³ratova ±gacchanta½. Disv±na d²ghatapassi½ nigaºµha½ etadavoca– “tiµµha, bhante, m± p±visi. Ajjatagge up±li gahapati samaºassa gotamassa s±vakatta½ upagato. ¾vaµa½ dv±ra½ nigaºµh±na½ nigaºµh²na½, an±vaµa½ dv±ra½ bhagavato bhikkh³na½ bhikkhun²na½ up±sak±na½ up±sik±na½ Sace te, bhante, piº¹akena attho, ettheva tiµµha, ettheva te ±harissant²”ti. “Na me, ±vuso, piº¹akena attho”ti vatv± tato paµinivattitv± yena nigaºµho n±µaputto tenupasaªkami; upasaªkamitv± nigaºµha½ n±µaputta½ etadavoca– “sacca½yeva kho, bhante, ya½ up±li gahapati samaºassa gotamassa s±vakatta½ upagato. Eta½ kho te aha½, bhante, n±lattha½ na kho me, bhante, ruccati ya½ up±li gahapati samaºassa gotamassa v±da½ ±ropeyya. Samaºo hi, bhante, gotamo m±y±v² ±vaµµani½ m±ya½ j±n±ti y±ya aññatitthiy±na½ s±vake ±vaµµet²ti. ¾vaµµo kho te, bhante, up±li gahapati samaºena gotamena ±vaµµaniy± m±y±y±”ti. “Aµµh±na½ kho eta½, tapassi, anavak±so ya½ up±li gahapati samaºassa gotamassa s±vakatta½ upagaccheyya. Ýh±nañca kho eta½ vijjati ya½ samaºo gotamo up±lissa gahapatissa s±vakatta½ upagaccheyy±”ti. Dutiyampi kho d²ghatapass² nigaºµho nigaºµha½ n±µaputta½ etadavoca– “sacca½yeva, bhante…pe… up±lissa gahapatissa s±vakatta½ upagaccheyy±”ti. Tatiyampi kho d²ghatapass² nigaºµho nigaºµha½ n±µaputta½ etadavoca– “sacca½yeva kho, bhante…pe… up±lissa gahapatissa s±vakatta½ upagaccheyy±”ti. “Handa c±ha½ tapassi, gacch±mi y±va c±ha½ s±ma½yeva j±n±mi yadi v± up±li gahapati samaºassa gotamassa s±vakatta½ upagato yadi v± no”ti.