8. G³thakh±dakapetavatthuvaŗŗan±
G³thak³pato uggantv±ti ida½ satthari jetavane viharante eka½ g³thakh±dakapeta½ ±rambha vutta½. S±vatthiy± kira avid³re ańńatarasmi½ g±make eko kuµumbiko attano kul³paka½ bhikkhu½ uddissa vih±ra½ k±resi. Tattha n±n±janapadato bhikkh³ ±gantv± paµivasi½su. Te disv± manuss± pasannacitt± paŗ²tena paccayena upaµµhahi½su. Kul³pako bhikkhu ta½ asaham±no iss±pakato hutv± tesa½ bhikkh³na½ dosa½ vadanto kuµumbika½ ujjh±pesi. Kuµumbiko te bhikkh³ kul³pakańca paribhavanto paribh±si. Atha kul³pako k±la½ katv± tasmi½yeva vih±re vaccakuµiya½ peto hutv± nibbatti, kuµumbiko pana k±la½ katv± tasseva upari peto hutv± nibbatti. Ath±yasm± mah±moggall±no ta½ disv± pucchanto
766. G³thak³pato uggantv±, ko na d²no patiµµhasi;
nissa½saya½ p±pakammanto, ki½ nu saddahase tuvanti.
G±tham±ha. Ta½ sutv± peto
767. Aha½ bhadante petomhi, duggato yamalokiko;
p±pakamma½ karitv±na, petaloka½ ito gatoti.
G±th±ya att±na½ ±cikkhi. Atha na½ thero
768. Ki½ nu k±yena v±c±ya, manas± dukkaµa½ kata½;
kissakammavip±kena, ida½ dukkha½ nigacchas²ti.
G±th±ya tena katakamma½ pucchi. So peto
769. Ahu ±v±siko mayha½, issuk² kulamacchar²;
ajjh±sito mayha½ ghare, kadariyo paribh±sako.
770. Tass±ha½ vacana½ sutv±, bhikkhavo paribh±sisa½;
tassakammavip±kena, petaloka½ ito gatoti.
Dv²hi g±th±hi attan± katakamma½ kathesi.
769. Tattha ahu ±v±siko mayhanti mayha½ ±v±se may± katavih±re eko bhikkhu ±v±siko nibaddhavasanako ahosi. Ajjh±sito mayha½ ghareti kul³pakabh±vena mama gehe taŗh±bhinivesavasena abhiniviµµho. 770. Tass±ti tassa kul³pakabhikkhussa. Bhikkhavoti bhikkh³. Paribh±sisanti akkosi½. Petaloka½ ito gatoti imin± ±k±rena petayoni½ upagato petabh³to. Ta½ sutv± thero itarassa gati½ pucchanto
771. Amitto mittavaŗŗena, yo te ±si kul³pako;
k±yassa bhed± duppańńo, ki½ nu pecca gati½ gatoti.
G±tham±ha. Tattha mittavaŗŗen±ti mittapaµir³pena mittapaµir³pat±ya.
Puna peto therassa tamattha½ ±cikkhanto
772. Tassev±ha½ p±pakammassa, s²se tiµµh±mi matthake;
so ca paravisaya½ patto, mameva paric±rako.
773. Ya½ bhadante hadantańńe, eta½ me hoti bhojana½;
ahańca kho ya½ had±mi, eta½ so upaj²vat²ti. G±th±dvayam±ha.
772. Tattha tassev±ti tasseva mayha½ pubbe kul³pakabhikkhubh³tassa petassa. P±pakammass±ti p±pasam±c±rassa. S²se tiµµh±mi matthaketi s²se tiµµh±mi, tiµµhanto ca matthake eva tiµµh±mi, na s²sappam±ŗe ±k±seti attho. Paravisaya½ pattoti manussaloka½ up±d±ya paravisayabh³ta½ pettivisaya½ patto. Mamev±ti mayha½ eva paric±rako ahos²ti vacanaseso. 773. Ya½ bhadante hadantańńeti bhadante, ayya mah±moggal±na, tassa½ vaccakuµiya½ ya½ ańńe uhadanti vacca½ ossajanti. Eta½ me hoti bhojananti eta½ vacca½ mayha½ divase divase bhojana½ hoti. Ya½ had±m²ti ta½ pana vacca½ kh±ditv± yampaha½ vacca½ karomi. Eta½ so upaj²vat²ti eta½ mama vacca½ so kul³pakapeto divase divase kh±danavasena upaj²vati, attabh±va½ y±pet²ti attho. Tesu kuµumbiko pesale bhikkh³ eva½ ±h±raparibhogato vara½ tumh±ka½ g³thakh±dananti akkosi. Kul³pako pana kuµumbikampi tath±vacane sam±dapetv± saya½ tath± akkosi, tenassa tatopi paµikuµµhatar± j²vik± ahosi. ¾yasm± mah±moggall±no ta½ pavatti½ bhagavato ±rocesi. Bhagav± tamattha½ aµµhuppatti½ katv± upav±de ±d²nava½ dassetv± sampattaparis±ya dhamma½ desesi. S± desan± mah±janassa s±tthik± ahos²ti.
G³thakh±dakapetavatthuvaŗŗan± niµµhit±.