3. Mettagutthera-apad±na½

45. “Himavantass±vid³re asoko n±ma pabbato;

tatth±si assamo mayha½, vissakammena [visukammena (s². sy±. ka.)] m±pito.

46. “Sumedho n±ma sambuddho, aggo k±ruºiko muni;

niv±sayitv± pubbaºhe, piº¹±ya me [ma½ (s².)] up±gami.

47. “Up±gata½ mah±v²ra½, sumedha½ lokan±yaka½;

paggayha sugatapatta½ [sugata½ patta½ (s².), subhaka½ patta½ (p².)], sappitela½ ap³rayi½ [sappitelena p³rayi½ (s².), sappitelassa’p³rayi½ (?)].

48. “Datv±naha½ buddhaseµµhe, sumedhe lokan±yake;

añjali½ paggahetv±na, bhiyyo [bh²yo (s².), bh²yyo (p².)] h±sa½ janesaha½.

49. “Imin± sappid±nena, cetan±paºidh²hi ca;

devabh³to manusso v±, labh±mi vipula½ sukha½.

50. “Vinip±ta½ vivajjetv±, sa½sar±mi bhav±bhave;

tattha citta½ paºidhitv±, labh±mi acala½ pada½.

51. “L±bh± tuyha½ suladdha½ te, ya½ ma½ addakkhi br±hmaºa;

mama dassanam±gamma, arahatta½ bhavissati [arah± tva½ bhavissasi (s². p².), arahatta½ gamissasi (sy±.)].

52. “Vissattho [vissaµµho (sy±. p².), visaµµho (ka.)] hohi m± bh±yi, adhigantv± mah±yasa½;

mamañhi sappi½ datv±na, parimokkhasi j±tiy±.

53. “Imin± sappid±nena, cetan±paºidh²hi ca;

devabh³to manusso v±, labhase vipula½ sukha½.

54. “Imin± sappid±nena, mettacittavat±ya ca;

aµµh±rase kappasate, devaloke ramissasi.

55. “Aµµhati½satikkhattuñca, devar±j± bhavissasi;

padesarajja½ vipula½, gaºan±to asaªkhiya½.

56. “Ekapaññ±sakkhattuñca, cakkavatt² bhavissasi;

c±turanto vijit±v², jambumaº¹assa [jambusaº¹assa (s². p².)] issaro.

57. “Mah±samuddovakkhobho, duddharo pathav² yath±;

evameva ca te bhog±, appameyy± bhavissare.

58. “Saµµhikoµ² hiraññassa, cajitv± [catv±na (s². ka.), datv±na (sy±. p².)] pabbaji½ aha½;

ki½ kusala½ gavesanto, b±vari½ upasaªkami½.

59. “Tattha mante adh²y±mi, cha¼aªga½ n±ma lakkhaºa½;

tamandhak±ra½ vidhama½, uppajji tva½ mah±muni.

60. “Tava dassanak±moha½, ±gatomhi mah±muni;

tava dhamma½ suºitv±na, pattomhi acala½ pada½.

61. “Ti½sakappasahassamhi, sappi½ buddhassad±saha½;

etthantare n±bhij±ne, sappi½ viññ±pita½ [viññ±pit± (?)] May±.

62. “Mama saªkappamaññ±ya, uppajjati yadicchaka½;

cittamaññ±ya nibbatta½, sabbe santappay±maha½.

63. “Aho buddh± aho dhamm± [aho buddho aho dhammo (s².) therag±. 201 therag±th±ya tadaµµhakath±ya ca sa½sandetabba½], aho no satthu sampad±;

thokañhi sappi½ datv±na, appameyya½ labh±maha½.

64. “Mah±samudde udaka½, y±vat± nerupassato;

mama sappi½ up±d±ya, kalabh±ga½ na hessati [hissati (sy±. ka.), essati (s².)].

65. “Y±vat± cakkav±¼assa, kariyantassa [k±rayantassa (sy±.), kayirantassa (p².), ±harantassa (ka.)] r±sito;

mama nibbattavatth±na½ [may± nivatthavatth±na½ (p².)], ok±so so na sammati.

66. “Pabbatar±j± himav±, pavaropi siluccayo;

mam±nulittagandhassa, upanidhi½ [upanidha½ (s². sy±. ka.), upan²ya½ (p².)] na hessati.

67. “Vattha½ gandhañca sappiñca, aññañca diµµhadhammika½;

asaªkhatañca nibb±na½, sappid±nassida½ phala½.

68. “Satipaµµh±nasayano, sam±dhijh±nagocaro;

bojjhaªgabhojano [… janano (sy±. ka.)] ajja, sappid±nassida½ phala½.

69. “Kiles± jh±pit± mayha½…pe… vihar±mi an±savo;

70. “sv±gata½ vata me ±si…pe… kata½ buddhassa s±sana½;

71. “paµisambhid± catasso…pe… kata½ buddhassa s±sana½”;

ittha½ suda½ ±yasm± mettag³ thero im± g±th±yo

abh±sitth±ti;

mettaguttherass±pad±na½ tatiya½;