2. Appam±davaggo

1. S±m±vat²vatthu

Appam±do amatapadanti ima½ dhammadesana½ satth± kosambi½ upaniss±ya ghosit±r±me viharanto s±m±vatippamukh±na½ pañcanna½ itthisat±na½, m±gaº¹iyappamukh±nañca etiss± pañcanna½ ñ±tisat±na½ maraºabyasana½ ±rabbha kathesi.

Tatr±ya½ anupubbikath±– at²te allakapparaµµhe allakappar±j± n±ma, veµhad²pakaraµµhe veµhad²pakar±j± n±m±ti ime dve daharak±lato paµµh±ya sah±yak± hutv± ek±cariyakule sippa½ uggaºhitv± attano attano pit³na½ accayena chatta½ uss±petv± ±y±mena dasadasayojanike raµµhe r±j±no ahesu½. Te k±lena k±la½ sam±gantv± ekato tiµµhant± nis²dant± nipajjant± mah±jana½ j±yam±nañca j²yam±nañca m²yam±nañca disv± “paraloka½ gacchanta½ anugacchanto n±ma natthi, antamaso attano sar²rampi n±nugacchati, sabba½ pah±ya gantabba½, ki½ no ghar±v±sena, pabbajiss±m±”ti mantetv± rajj±ni puttad±r±na½ niyy±detv± isipabbajja½ pabbajitv± himavantappadese vasant± mantayi½su– “maya½ rajja½ pah±ya pabbajit±, na j²vitu½ asakkont±. Te maya½ ekaµµh±ne vasant± apabbajitasadis±yeva homa, tasm± visu½ vasiss±ma. Tva½ etasmi½ pabbate vasa, aha½ imasmi½ pabbate vasiss±mi. Anva¹¹ham±sa½ pana uposathadivase ekato bhaviss±m±”ti. Atha kho nesa½ etadahosi– “evampi no gaºasaªgaºik±va bhavissati, tva½ pana tava pabbate aggi½ j±leyy±si, aha½ mama pabbate aggi½ j±less±mi, t±ya saññ±ya atthibh±va½ j±niss±m±”ti. Te tath± kari½su.

Atha aparabh±ge veµhad²pakat±paso k±la½ katv± mahesakkho devar±j± hutv± nibbatto. Tato a¹¹ham±se sampatte aggi½ adisv±va itaro “sah±yako me k±lakato”ti aññ±si. Itaropi nibbattakkhaºeyeva attano devasiri½ oloketv± kamma½ upadh±rento nikkhamanato paµµh±ya attano tapacariya½ disv± “gantv± mama sah±yaka½ passiss±m²”ti ta½ attabh±va½ vijahitv± maggikapuriso viya tassa santika½ gantv± vanditv± ekamanta½ aµµh±si. Atha na½ so ±ha– “kuto ±gatos²”ti? “Maggikapuriso aha½, bhante, d³ratova ±gatomhi. Ki½ pana, bhante, ayyo imasmi½ µh±ne ekakova vasati, aññopi koci atth²”ti? “Atthi me eko sah±yako”ti. “Kuhi½ so”ti? “Etasmi½ pabbate vasati, uposathadivase pana aggi½ na j±leti, mato n³na bhavissat²”ti. “Eva½, bhante”ti? “Evam±vuso”ti. “Aha½ so, bhante”ti. “Kuhi½ nibbattos²”ti? “Devaloke mahesakkho devar±j± hutv± nibbattosmi, bhante, ‘ayya½ passiss±m²’ti puna ±gatomhi. Api nu kho ayy±na½ imasmi½ µh±ne vasant±na½ koci upaddavo atth²”ti? “¾ma, ±vuso, hatth² niss±ya kilam±m²”ti. “Ki½ vo, bhante, hatth² karont²”ti? “Sammajjanaµµh±ne laº¹a½ p±tenti, p±dehi bh³miya½ paharitv± pa½su½ uddharanti, sv±ha½ laº¹a½ cha¹¹ento pa½su½ sama½ karonto kilam±m²”ti. “Ki½ pana tesa½ an±gamana½ icchath±”ti? “¾m±vuso”ti. “Tena hi tesa½ an±gamana½ kariss±m²”ti t±pasassa hatthikantav²ºañceva hatthikantamantañca ad±si. Dadanto ca pana v²º±ya tisso tantiyo dassetv± tayo mante uggaºh±petv± “ima½ tanti½ paharitv± imasmi½ mante vutte nivattitv± oloketumpi asakkont± hatth² pal±yanti, ima½ tanti½ paharitv± imasmi½ mante vutte nivattitv± pacchato olokent± olokent± pal±yanti, ima½ tanti½ paharitv± imasmi½ mante vutte hatthiy³thapati piµµhi½ upan±mento ±gacchat²”ti ±cikkhitv±, “ya½ vo ruccati, ta½ kareyy±th±”ti vatv± t±pasa½ vanditv± pakk±mi. T±paso pal±yanamanta½ vatv± pal±yanatanti½ paharitv± hatth² pal±petv± vasi.

Tasmi½ samaye kosambiya½ p³rantappo n±ma r±j± hoti. So ekadivasa½ gabbhiniy± deviy± saddhi½ b±las³riyatapa½ tappam±no abbhok±satale nis²di. Dev² rañño p±rupana½ satasahassagghanika½ rattakambala½ p±rupitv± nisinn± raññ± saddhi½ samullapam±n± rañño aªgulito satasahassagghanika½ r±jamuddika½ n²haritv± attano aªguliya½ pilandhi. Tasmi½ samaye hatthiliªgasakuºo ±k±sena gacchanto d³rato rattakambalap±rupana½ devi½ disv± “ma½sapes²”ti saññ±ya pakkhe vissajjetv± otari. R±j± tassa otaraºasaddena bh²to uµµh±ya antonivesana½ p±visi. Dev² garugabbhat±ya ceva bh²rukaj±tikat±ya ca vegena gantu½ n±sakkhi. Atha na½ so sakuºo ajjhappatto nakhapañjare nis²d±petv± ±k±sa½ pakkhandi. Te kira sakuº± pañcanna½ hatth²na½ bala½ dh±renti. Tasm± ±k±sena netv± yath±rucitaµµh±ne nis²ditv± ma½sa½ kh±danti. S±pi tena n²yam±n± maraºabhayabh²t± cintesi– “sac±ha½ viraviss±mi, manussasaddo n±ma tiracch±nagat±na½ ubbejan²yo, ta½ sutv± ma½ cha¹¹essati. Eva½ sante saha gabbhena j²vitakkhaya½ p±puºiss±mi, yasmi½ pana µh±ne nis²ditv± ma½ kh±ditu½ ±rabhissati, tatra na½ sadda½ katv± pal±pess±m²”ti. S± attano paº¹itat±ya adhiv±sesi.

Tad± ca himavantapadese thoka½ va¹¹hitv± maº¹ap±k±rena µhito eko mah±nigrodho hoti. So sakuºo migar³p±d²ni tattha netv± kh±dati, tasm± tampi tattheva netv± viµapabbhantare µhapetv± ±gatamagga½ olokesi. ¾gatamaggolokana½ kira tesa½ dhammat±. Tasmi½ khaºe dev², “id±ni ima½ pal±petu½ vaµµat²”ti cintetv± ubho hatthe ukkhipitv± p±ºisaddañceva mukhasaddañca katv± ta½ pal±pesi. Athass± s³riyatthaªgamanak±le gabbhe kammajav±t± cali½su. Sabbadis±su gajjanto mah±megho uµµhahi. Sukhedhit±ya r±jamahesiy± “m± bh±yi, ayye”ti vacanamattampi alabham±n±ya dukkhaparet±ya sabbaratti½ nidd± n±ma n±hosi. Vibh±t±ya pana rattiy± val±hakavigamo ca aruºuggamanañca tass± gabbhavuµµh±nañca ekakkhaºeyeva ahosi. S± megha-utuñca pabbata-utuñca aruºa-utuñca gahetv± j±tatt± puttassa utenoti n±ma½ ak±si.

Allakappat±pasassapi kho tato avid³re vasanaµµh±na½ hoti. So pakatiy±va vassadivase s²tabhayena phal±phalatth±ya vana½ na pavisati, ta½ rukkham³la½ gantv± sakuºehi kh±ditama½s±na½ aµµhi½ ±haritv± koµµetv± rasa½ katv± pivati. Tasm± ta½ divasa½ “aµµhi½ ±hariss±m²”ti tattha gantv± rukkham³le aµµhi½ pariyesento upari d±rakasadda½ sutv± ullokento devi½ disv± “k±si tvan”ti vatv± “m±nusitthimh²”ti. “Katha½ ±gat±s²”ti? “Hatthiliªgasakuºen±n²t±mh²”ti vutte “otar±h²”ti ±ha “J±tisambhedato bh±y±mi, ayy±”ti. “K±si tvan”ti? “Khattiy±mh²”ti. “Ahampi khattiyoyev±”ti. “Tena hi khattiyam±ya½ katheh²”ti. So khattiyam±ya½ kathesi. “Tena hi ±ruyha putta½ me ot±reh²”ti. So ekena passena abhiruhanamagga½ katv± abhiruhitv± d±raka½ gaºhi. “M± ma½ hatthena chup²”ti ca vutte ta½ achupitv±va d±raka½ ot±resi. Dev²pi otari. Atha na½ assamapada½ netv± s²labheda½ akatv±va anukamp±ya paµijaggi, nimmakkhikamadhu½ ±haritv± saya½j±tas±li½ ±haritv± y±gu½ pacitv± ad±si. Eva½ tasmi½ paµijaggante s± aparabh±ge cintesi– “aha½ neva ±gatamagga½ j±n±mi, na gamanamagga½ j±n±mi, imin±pi me saddhi½ viss±samattampi natthi. Sace pan±ya½ amhe pah±ya katthaci gamissati, ubhopi idheva maraºa½ p±puºiss±ma, ya½kiñci katv± imassa s²la½ bhinditv± yath± ma½ na muñcati, tath± ta½ k±tu½ vaµµat²”ti. Atha na½ dunnivatthadupp±rutadassanena palobhetv± s²lavin±sa½ p±pesi. Tato paµµh±ya dvepi samaggav±sa½ vasi½su.

Athekadivasa½ t±paso nakkhattayoga½ ullokento p³rantappassa nakkhattamil±yana½ disv± “bhadde kosambiya½ p³rantappar±j± mato”ti ±ha. “Kasm±, ayya, eva½ vadesi? Ki½ te tena saddhi½ ±gh±to atth²”ti? “Natthi, bhadde, nakkhattamil±yanamassa disv± eva½ vad±m²”ti, s± parodi. Atha na½ “kasm± rodas²”ti pucchitv± t±ya tassa attano s±mikabh±ve akkh±te ±ha– “m±, bhadde, rodi, j±tassa n±ma niyato macc³”ti. “J±n±mi, ayy±”ti vutte “atha kasm± rodas²”ti? “Putto me kulasantakassa rajjassa anucchaviko, ‘sace tatra abhavissa, setacchatta½ uss±payissa. Id±ni mah±j±niko vata j±to’ti sokena rod±mi, ayy±”ti. “Hotu, bhadde, m± cintayi, sacassa rajja½ patthesi, ahamassa rajjalabhan±k±ra½ kariss±m²”ti. Athassa hatthikantav²ºañceva hatthikantamante ca ad±si. Tad± anek±ni hatthisahass±ni ±gantv± vaµarukkham³le nis²danti. Atha na½ ±ha– “hatth²su an±gatesuyeva rukkha½ abhiruhitv± tesu ±gatesu ima½ manta½ vatv± ima½ tanti½ pahara, sabbe nivattitv± oloketumpi asakkont± pal±yissanti, atha otaritv± ±gaccheyy±s²”ti. So tath± katv± ±gantv± ta½ pavatti½ ±rocesi. Atha na½ dutiyadivase ±ha– “ajja ima½ manta½ vatv± ima½ tanti½ pahareyy±si sabbe nivattitv± olokent± pal±yissant²”ti. Tad±pi tath± katv± ±gantv± ±rocesi Atha na½ tatiyadivase ±ha– “ajja ima½ manta½ vatv± ima½ tanti½ pahareyy±si, y³thapati piµµhi½ upan±mento ±gamissat²”ti. Tad±pi tath± katv± ±rocesi.

Athassa m±tara½ ±mantetv±, “bhadde, puttassa te s±sana½ vadehi, ettova gantv± r±j± bhavissat²”ti ±ha. S± putta½ ±mantetv±, “t±ta, tva½ kosambiya½ p³rantapparañño putto, ma½ sagabbha½ hatthiliªgasakuºo ±nes²”ti vatv± sen±pati-±d²na½ n±m±ni ±cikkhitv± “asaddahant±na½ ima½ pitu p±rupanakambalañceva pilandhanamuddikañca dasseyy±s²”ti vatv± uyyojesi. Kum±ro t±pasa½ “id±ni ki½ karom²”ti ±ha. “Rukkhassa heµµhimas±kh±ya nis²ditv± ima½ manta½ vatv± ima½ tanti½ pahara, jeµµhakahatth² te piµµhi½ upan±petv± upasaªkamissati, tassa piµµhiya½ nisinnova raµµha½ gantv± rajja½ gaºh±h²”ti. So m±t±pitaro vanditv± tath± katv± ±gatassa hatthino piµµhiya½ nis²ditv± kaººe mantayi– “aha½ kosambiya½ p³rantapparañño putto, pettika½ me rajja½ gaºhitv± dehi s±m²”ti. So ta½ sutv± “anek±ni hatthisahass±ni sannipatant³”ti hatthirava½ ravi, anek±ni hatthisahass±ni sannipati½su. Puna “jiºº± hatth² paµikkamant³”ti hatthirava½ ravi, jiºº± hatth² paµikkami½su. Puna “atitaruº± hatth² nivattant³”ti hatthirava½ ravi, tepi nivatti½su. So anekehi y³thahatthisahasseheva parivuto paccantag±ma½ patv± “aha½ rañño putto, sampatti½ patthayam±n± may± saddhi½ ±gacchant³”ti ±ha. “Tato paµµh±ya manuss±na½ saªgaha½ karonto gantv± nagara½ pariv±retv± ‘yuddha½ v± me detu, rajja½ v±”’ti s±sana½ pesesi. N±gar± ±ha½su– “maya½ dvepi na dass±ma. Amh±kañhi dev² garugabbh± hatthiliªgasakuºena n²t±, tass± atthibh±va½ v± natthibh±va½ v± maya½ na j±n±ma. Y±va tass± pavatti½ na suº±ma. T±va neva yuddha½ dass±ma, na rajjan”ti. Tad± kira ta½ paveºirajja½ ahosi. Tato kum±ro “aha½ tass± putto”ti vatv± sen±pati-±d²na½ n±m±ni kathetv± tath±pi asaddahant±na½ kambalañca muddikañca dassesi. Te kambalañca muddikañca sañj±nitv± nikkaªkh± hutv± dv±ra½ vivaritv± ta½ rajje abhisiñci½su. Aya½ t±va utenassa uppatti.