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Catuttho bh±go

10. Dasakanip±to

[439] 1. Catudv±raj±takavaººan±

Catudv±ramida½ nagaranti ida½ satth± jetavane viharanto eka½ dubbacabhikkhu½ ±rabbha kathesi. Paccuppannavatthu navakanip±tassa paµhamaj±take vitth±ritameva. Idha pana satth± ta½ bhikkhu½ “sacca½ kira tva½ bhikkhu dubbaco”ti pucchitv± “sacca½, bhante”ti vutte “pubbepi tva½ bhikkhu dubbacat±ya paº¹it±na½ vacana½ akatv± khuracakka½ ±p±des²”ti vatv± at²ta½ ±hari.

At²te kassapadasabalassa k±le b±r±ºasiya½ as²tikoµivibhavassa seµµhino eko putto mittavindako n±ma ahosi. Tassa m±t±pitaro sot±pann± ahesu½, so pana duss²lo assaddho. Atha na½ aparabh±ge pitari k±lakate m±t± kuµumba½ vic±rent² ±ha– “t±ta, tay± dullabha½ manussatta½ laddha½, d±na½ dehi, s²la½ rakkh±hi, uposathakamma½ karohi, dhamma½ suº±h²”ti. Amma, na mayha½ d±n±d²hi attho, m± ma½ kiñci avacuttha, aha½ yath±kamma½ gamiss±m²ti. Eva½ vadantampi na½ ekadivasa½ puººamuposathadivase m±t± ±ha– “t±ta, ajja abhilakkhito mah±-uposathadivaso, ajja uposatha½ sam±diyitv± vih±ra½ gantv± sabbaratti½ dhamma½ sutv± ehi, aha½ te sahassa½ dass±m²”ti. So “s±dh³”ti dhanalobhena uposatha½ sam±diyitv± bhuttap±tar±so vih±ra½ gantv± divasa½ v²tin±metv± ratti½ yath± ekampi dhammapada½ kaººa½ na paharati, tath± ekasmi½ padese nipajjitv± nidda½ okkamitv± punadivase p±tova mukha½ dhovitv± geha½ gantv± nis²di.

M±t± panassa “ajja me putto dhamma½ sutv± p±tova dhammakathikatthera½ ±d±ya ±gamissat²”ti y±gu½ kh±dan²ya½ bhojan²ya½ paµiy±detv± ±sana½ paññapetv± tass±gamana½ paµim±nent² ta½ ekaka½ ±gata½ disv± “t±ta, dhammakathiko kena na ±n²to”ti vatv± “na mayha½ dhammakathikena attho”ti vutte “tena hi y±gu½ piv±”ti ±ha. So “tumhehi mayha½ sahassa½ paµissuta½, ta½ t±va me detha, pacch± piviss±m²”ti ±ha. “Piva, t±ta, pacch± dass±m²”ti. “Gahetv±va piviss±m²”ti. Athassa m±t± sahassabhaº¹ika½ purato µhapesi. So y±gu½ pivitv± sahassabhaº¹ika½ gahetv± voh±ra½ karonto na cirasseva v²sasatasahassa½ upp±desi. Athassa etadahosi– “n±va½ upaµµhapetv± voh±ra½ kariss±m²”ti. So n±va½ upaµµhapetv± “amma, aha½ n±v±ya voh±ra½ kariss±m²”ti ±ha. Atha na½ m±t± “tva½ t±ta, ekaputtako, imasmi½ ghare dhanampi bahu, samuddo anek±d²navo, m± gam²”ti niv±resi. So “aha½ gamiss±meva, na sakk± ma½ niv±retun”ti vatv± “aha½ ta½, t±ta, v±ress±m²”ti m±tar± hatthe gahito hattha½ vissajj±petv± m±tara½ paharitv± p±tetv± antara½ katv± gantv± n±v±ya samudda½ pakkhandi.

N±v± sattame divase mittavindaka½ niss±ya samuddapiµµhe niccal± aµµh±si. K±¼akaººisal±k± kariyam±n± mittavindakasseva hatthe tikkhattu½ pati. Athassa u¼umpa½ datv± “ima½ eka½ niss±ya bah³ m± nassant³”ti ta½ samuddapiµµhe khipi½su. T±vadeva n±v± javena mah±samudda½ pakkhandi. Sopi u¼umpe nipajjitv± eka½ d²paka½ p±puºi. Tattha phalikavim±ne catasso vem±nikapetiyo addasa. T± satt±ha½ dukkha½ anubhavanti, satt±ha½ sukha½ So t±hi saddhi½ satt±ha½ dibbasampatti½ anubhavi. Atha na½ t± dukkh±nubhavanatth±ya gaccham±n± “s±mi, maya½ sattame divase ±gamiss±ma, y±va maya½ ±gacch±ma, t±va anukkaºµham±no idheva vas±”ti vatv± agama½su. So taºh±vasiko hutv± tasmi½yeva phalake nipajjitv± puna samuddapiµµhena gacchanto apara½ d²paka½ patv± tattha rajatavim±ne aµµha vem±nikapetiyo disv± eteneva up±yena aparasmi½ d²pake maºivim±ne so¼asa, aparasmi½ d²pake kanakavim±ne dvatti½sa vem±nikapetiyo disv± t±hi saddhi½ dibbasampatti½ anubhavitv± t±sampi dukkha½ anubhavitu½ gatak±le puna samuddapiµµhena gacchanto eka½ p±k±raparikkhitta½ catudv±ra½ nagara½ addasa. Ussadanirayo kiresa, bah³na½ nerayikasatt±na½ kammakaraº±nubhavanaµµh±na½ mittavindakassa alaªkatapaµiyattanagara½ viya hutv± upaµµh±si.

So “ima½ nagara½ pavisitv± r±j± bhaviss±m²”ti cintetv± khuracakka½ ukkhipitv± s²se paccam±na½ nerayikasatta½ addasa. Athassa ta½ tassa s²se khuracakka½ paduma½ viya hutv± upaµµh±si. Ure pañcaªgikabandhana½ uracchadapas±dhana½ hutv± s²sato galanta½ lohita½ lohitacandanavilepana½ viya hutv± paridevanasaddo madhurasaro g²tasaddo viya hutv± upaµµh±si. So tassa santika½ gantv± “bho purisa, cira½ tay± paduma½ dh±rita½, dehi me etan”ti ±ha. “Samma, nayida½ paduma½, khuracakka½ etan”ti. “Tva½ mayha½ ad±tuk±mat±ya eva½ vadas²”ti. Nerayikasatto cintesi “mayha½ kamma½ kh²ºa½ bhavissati, imin±pi may± viya m±tara½ paharitv± ±gatena bhavitabba½, dass±missa khuracakkan”ti. Atha na½ “ehi bho, gaºha iman”ti vatv± khuracakka½ tassa s²se khipi, ta½ tassa matthaka½ pisam±na½ bhassi. Tasmi½ khaºe mittavindako tassa khuracakkabh±va½ ñatv± “tava khuracakka½ gaºha, tava khuracakka½ gaºh±”ti vedan±ppatto paridevi, itaro antaradh±yi. Tad± bodhisatto rukkhadevat± hutv± mahantena pariv±rena ussadac±rika½ caram±no ta½ µh±na½ p±puºi. Mittavindako ta½ oloketv± “s±mi devar±ja, ida½ ma½ cakka½ saºhakaraºiya½ viya til±ni pisam±na½ otarati, ki½ nu kho may± p±pa½ pakatan”ti pucchanto dve g±th± abh±si–

1. “Catudv±ramida½ nagara½, ±yasa½ da¼hap±k±ra½;

oruddhapaµiruddhosmi, ki½ p±pa½ pakata½ may±.

2. “Sabbe apihit± dv±r±, oruddhosmi yath± dijo;

kim±dhikaraºa½ yakkha, cakk±bhinihato ahan”ti.

Tattha da¼hap±k±ranti thirap±k±ra½. “Da¼hatoraºan”tipi p±µho, thiradv±ranti attho. Oruddhapaµiruddhosm²ti anto katv± samant± p±k±rena ruddho, pal±yanaµµh±na½ na paññ±yati. Ki½ p±pa½ pakatanti ki½ nu kho may± p±pakamma½ kata½. Apihit±ti thakit±. Yath± dijoti pañjare pakkhitto sakuºo viya. Kim±dhikaraºanti ki½ k±raºa½. Cakk±bhinihatoti cakkena abhinihato.

Athassa devar±j± k±raºa½ kathetu½ cha g±th± abh±si–

3. “Laddh± satasahass±ni, atirek±ni v²sati;

anukampak±na½ ñ±t²na½, vacana½ samma n±kari.

4. “Laªghi½ samudda½ pakkhandi, s±gara½ appasiddhika½;

catubbhi aµµhajjhagam±, aµµh±hipi ca so¼asa.

5. “So¼as±hi ca b±tti½sa, aticcha½ cakkam±sado;

icch±hatassa posassa, cakka½ bhamati matthake.

6. “Uparivis±l± dupp³r±, icch± visaµag±min²;

ye ca ta½ anugijjhanti, te honti cakkadh±rino.

7. “Bahubhaº¹a½ avah±ya, magga½ appaµivekkhiya;

yesañceta½ asaªkh±ta½, te honti cakkadh±rino.

8. “Kamma½ samekkhe vipulañca bhoga½, iccha½ na seveyya anatthasa½hita½;

kareyya v±kya½ anukampak±na½, ta½ t±disa½ n±tivatteyya cakkan”ti.

Tattha laddh± satasahass±ni, atirek±ni v²sat²ti tva½ uposatha½ katv± m±tu santik± sahassa½ gahetv± voh±ra½ karonto satasahass±ni ca atirek±ni v²satisahass±ni labhitv±. N±kar²ti tena dhanena asantuµµho n±v±ya samudda½ pavisanto samudde ±d²navañca kathetv± m±tuy± v±riyam±nopi anukampak±na½ ñ±t²na½ vacana½ na karosi, sot±panna½ m±tara½ paharitv± antara½ katv± nikkhantoyev±s²ti d²peti.

Laªghinti n±va½ ullaªghanasamattha½. Pakkhand²ti pakkhandosi. Appasiddhikanti mandasiddhi½ vin±sabahula½. Catubbhi aµµh±ti atha na½ niss±ya µhit±ya n±v±ya phalaka½ datv± samudde khittopi tva½ m±tara½ niss±ya ekadivasa½ katassa uposathakammassa nissandena phalikavim±ne catasso itthiyo labhitv± tato rajatavim±ne aµµha, maºivim±ne so¼asa, kanakavim±ne dvatti½sa adhigatos²ti. Aticcha½ cakkam±sadoti atha tva½ yath±laddhena asantuµµho “atra uttaritara½ labhiss±m²”ti eva½ laddha½ laddha½ atikkamanalobhasaªkh±t±ya aticch±ya samann±gatatt± aticcho p±papuggalo tassa uposathakammassa kh²ºatt± dvatti½sa itthiyo atikkamitv± ima½ petanagara½ ±gantv± tassa m±tupah±rad±na-akusalassa nissandena ida½ khuracakka½ sampattosi. “Atricchan”tipi p±µho, atra atra iccham±noti attho. “Atricch±”tipi p±µho, atricch±y±ti attho. Bhamat²ti tassa te icch±hatassa posassa ida½ cakka½ matthaka½ pisam±na½ id±ni kumbhak±racakka½ viya matthake bhamat²ti attho.

Ye ca ta½ anugijjhant²ti taºh± n±mes± gacchant² upar³pari vis±l± hoti, samuddo viya ca dupp³r±, r³p±d²su tassa tassa icchana-icch±ya visaµag±min², ta½ evar³pa½ taºha½ ye ca anugijjhanti giddh± gadhit± hutv± punappuna½ all²yanti. Te honti cakkadh±rinoti te eva½ paccant± khuracakka½ dh±renti. Bahubhaº¹anti m±t±pit³na½ santaka½ bahudhana½ oh±ya. Magganti gantabba½ appasiddhika½ samuddamagga½ apaccavekkhitv± yath± tva½ paµipanno, evameva aññesampi yesañceta½ asaªkh±ta½ av²ma½sita½, te yath± tva½ tatheva taºh±vasik± hutv± dhana½ pah±ya gamanamagga½ anapekkhitv± paµipann± cakkadh±rino honti. Kamma½ samekkheti tasm± paº¹ito puriso attan± kattabbakamma½ “sadosa½ nu kho, niddosan”ti samekkheyya paccavekkheyya. Vipulañca bhoganti attano dhammaladdha½ dhanar±simpi samekkheyya. N±tivatteyy±ti ta½ t±disa½ puggala½ ida½ cakka½ na ativatteyya n±vatthareyya. “N±tivattet²”tipi p±µho, n±vattharat²ti attho.

Ta½ sutv± mittavindako “imin± devaputtena may± katakamma½ tathato ñ±ta½, aya½ mayha½ paccanapam±ºampi j±nissati, pucch±mi nan”ti cintetv± navama½ g±tham±ha–

9. “K²vacira½ nu me yakkha, cakka½ sirasi µhassati;

kati vassasahass±ni, ta½ me akkh±hi pucchito”ti.

Athassa kathento mah±satto dasama½ g±tham±ha–

10. “Atisaro paccasaro, mittavinda suºohi me;

cakka½ te sirasi m±viddha½, na ta½ j²va½ pamokkhas²”ti.

Tattha atisaroti atisar²tipi atisaro, atisarissat²tipi atisaro. Paccasaroti tasseva vevacana½. Ida½ vutta½ hoti– samma mittavindaka, suºohi me vacana½, tvañhi atid±ruºassa kammassa katatt± atisaro, tassa pana na sakk± vassagaºan±ya vip±ko paññ±petunti aparim±ºa½ atimahanta½ vip±kadukkha½ sarissasi paµipajjissas²ti atisaro. Tena te “ettak±ni vassasahass±n²”ti vattu½ na sakkomi. Sirasim±viddhanti ya½ pana te ida½ cakka½ sirasmi½ ±viddha½ kumbhak±racakkamiva bhamati. Na ta½ j²va½ pamokkhas²ti ta½ tva½ y±va te kammavip±ko na kh²yati, t±va j²vam±no na pamokkhasi, kammavip±ke pana kh²ºe ida½ cakka½ pah±ya yath±kamma½ gamissas²ti.

Ida½ vatv± devaputto attano devaµµh±nameva gato, itaropi mah±dukkha½ paµipajji.

Satth± ima½ dhammadesana½ ±haritv± j±taka½ samodh±nesi– “tad± mittavindako aya½ dubbacabhikkhu ahosi, devar±j± pana ahameva ahosin”ti.

Catudv±raj±takavaººan± paµham±.