[487] 4. Udd±lakaj±takavaººan±

Khar±jin± jaµil± paªkadant±ti ida½ satth± jetavane viharanto eka½ kuhakabhikkhu½ ±rabbha kathesi. So hi niyy±nikas±sane pabbajitv±pi catupaccayatth±ya tividha½ kuhakavatthu½ p³resi. Athassa aguºa½ pak±sent± bhikkh³ dhammasabh±ya½ katha½ samuµµh±pesu½ “±vuso, asuko n±ma bhikkhu evar³pe niyy±nikas±sane pabbajitv± kuhana½ niss±ya j²vika½ kappet²”ti. Satth± ±gantv± “k±ya nuttha, bhikkhave, etarahi kath±ya sannisinn±”ti pucchitv± “im±ya n±m±”ti vutte “na, bhikkhave, id±neva, pubbepesa kuhakoyev±”ti vatv± at²ta½ ±hari.

At²te b±r±ºasiya½ brahmadatte rajja½ k±rente bodhisatto tassa purohito ahosi paº¹ito byatto. So ekadivasa½ uyy±nak²¼a½ gato eka½ abhir³pa½ gaºika½ disv± paµibaddhacitto t±ya saddhi½ sa½v±sa½ kappesi. S± ta½ paµicca gabbha½ paµilabhi. Gabbhassa patiµµhitabh±va½ ñatv± ta½ ±ha– “s±mi, gabbho me patiµµhito, j±tak±le n±ma½ karont² assa ki½ n±ma½ karom²”ti? So “vaººad±siy± kucchimhi nibbattatt± na sakk± kulan±ma½ k±tun”ti cintetv± “bhadde, aya½ v±tagh±tarukkho udd±lo n±ma, idha paµiladdhatt± ‘udd±lako’tissa n±ma½ kareyy±s²”ti vatv± aªgulimuddika½ ad±si. “Sace dh²t± hoti, im±ya na½ poseyy±si, sace putto, atha na½ vayappatta½ mayha½ dasseyy±s²”ti ±ha. S± aparabh±ge putta½ vij±yitv± “udd±lako”tissa n±ma½ ak±si.

So vayappatto m±tara½ pucchi– “amma, ko me pit±”ti? “Purohito t±t±”ti. “Yadi eva½ vede uggaºhiss±m²”ti m±tu hatthato muddikañca ±cariyabh±gañca gahetv± takkasila½ gantv± dis±p±mokkh±cariyassa santike sippa½ uggaºhanto eka½ t±pasagaºa½ disv± “imesa½ santike varasippa½ bhavissati, ta½ uggaºhiss±m²”ti sippalobhena pabbajitv± tesa½ vattapaµivatta½ katv± “±cariy± ma½ tumh±ka½ j±nanasippa½ sikkh±peth±”ti ±ha. Te attano attano j±nananiy±meneva ta½ sikkh±pesu½. Pañcanna½ t±pasasat±na½ ekopi tena atirekapañño n±hosi, sveva tesa½ paññ±ya aggo. Athassa te sannipatitv± ±cariyaµµh±na½ ada½su. Atha ne so ±ha– “m±ris±, tumhe nicca½ vanam³laphal±h±r± araññeva vasatha, manussapatha½ kasm± na gacchath±”ti? “M±risa, manuss± n±ma mah±d±na½ datv± anumodana½ k±r±penti, dhammi½ katha½ bhaº±penti, pañha½ pucchanti, maya½ tena bhayena tattha na gacch±m±”ti. “M±ris±, sacepi cakkavattir±j± bhavissati, mana½ gahetv± kathana½ n±ma mayha½ bh±ro, tumhe m± bh±yath±”ti vatv± tehi saddhi½ c±rika½ caram±no anupubbena b±r±ºasi½ patv± r±juyy±ne vasitv± punadivase sabbehi saddhi½ dv±rag±me bhikkh±ya cari, manuss± mah±d±na½ ada½su. T±pas± punadivase nagara½ pavisi½su manuss± mah±d±na½ ada½su. Udd±lakat±paso d±n±numodana½ karoti, maªgala½ vadati, pañha½ vissajjeti, manuss± pas²ditv± bahupaccaye ada½su. Sakalanagara½ “paº¹ito gaºasatth± dhammikat±paso ±gato”ti saªkhubhi, ta½ raññopi kathayi½su.

R±j± “kuhi½ vasat²”ti pucchitv± “uyy±ne”ti sutv± “s±dhu ajja tesa½ dassan±ya gamiss±m²”ti ±ha. Eko puriso gantv± “r±j± kira vo passitu½ ±gacchissat²”ti udd±lakassa kathesi. Sopi isigaºa½ ±mantetv± “m±ris±, r±j± kira ±gamissati, issare n±ma ekadivasa½ ±r±dhetv± y±vaj²va½ ala½ hot²”ti. “Ki½ pana k±tabba½ ±cariy±”ti? So evam±ha– “tumhesu ekacce vaggulivata½ carantu, ekacce ukkuµikappadh±namanuyuñjantu, ekacce kaºµak±passayik± bhavantu, ekacce pañc±tapa½ tapantu, ekacce udakorohanakamma½ karontu, ekacce tattha tattha mante sajjh±yant³”ti. Te tath± kari½su. Saya½ pana aµµha v± dasa v± paº¹itav±dino gahetv± manorame ±dh±rake ramaº²ya½ potthaka½ µhapetv± antev±sikaparivuto supaññatte s±passaye ±sane nis²di. Tasmi½ khaºe r±j± purohita½ ±d±ya mahantena pariv±rena uyy±na½ gantv± te micch±tapa½ carante disv± “ap±yabhayamh± mutt±”ti pas²ditv± udd±lakassa santika½ gantv± paµisanth±ra½ katv± ekamanta½ nisinno tuµµham±naso purohitena saddhi½ sallapanto paµhama½ g±tham±ha–

62. “Khar±jin± jaµil± paªkadant±, dummakkhar³p± ye manta½ jappanti;

kaccinnu te m±nusake payoge, ida½ vid³ parimutt± ap±y±”ti.

Tattha khar±jin±ti sakhurehi ajinacammehi samann±gat±. Paªkadant±ti dantakaµµhassa akh±danena malaggahitadant±. Dummakkhar³p±ti anañjitakkh± amaº¹itar³p± l³khasaªgh±µidhar±. M±nusake payogeti manussehi kattabbav²riye. Ida½ vid³ti ida½ tapacaraºañca mantasajjh±yanañca j±nant±. Ap±y±ti kacci ±cariya, ime cat³hi ap±yehi mutt±ti pucchati.

Ta½ sutv± purohito “aya½ r±j± aµµh±ne pasanno, tuºh² bhavitu½ na vaµµat²”ti cintetv± dutiya½ g±tham±ha–

63. “P±p±ni kamm±ni karetha r±ja, bahussuto ce na careyya dhamma½;

sahassavedopi na ta½ paµicca, dukkh± pamucce caraºa½ apatv±”ti.

Tattha bahussuto ceti sace mah±r±ja, “aha½ bahussutomh²”ti paguºavedopi dasakusalakammapathadhamma½ na careyya, t²hi dv±rehi p±p±neva kareyya, tiµµhantu tayo ved±, sahassavedopi sam±no ta½ b±husacca½ paµicca aµµhasam±pattisaªkh±ta½ caraºa½ appatv± ap±yadukkhato na mucceyy±ti.

Tassa vacana½ sutv± udd±lako cintesi “r±j± yath± v± tath± v± isigaºassa pas²di, aya½ pana br±hmaºo caranta½ goºa½ daº¹ena paharanto viya va¹¹hitabhatte kacavara½ khipanto viya kathesi, tena saddhi½ kathess±m²”ti. So tena saddhi½ kathento tatiya½ g±tham±ha–

64. “Sahassavedopi na ta½ paµicca, dukkh± pamucce caraºa½ apatv±;

maññ±mi ved± aphal± bhavanti, sasa½yama½ caraºaññeva saccan”ti.

Tattha aphal±ti tava v±de ved± ca sesasipp±ni ca aphal±ni ±pajjanti, t±ni kasm± uggaºhanti, s²lasa½yamena saddhi½ caraºaññeva eka½ sacca½ ±pajjat²ti.

Tato purohito catuttha½ g±tham±ha–

65. “Na heva ved± aphal± bhavanti, sasa½yama½ caraºaññeva sacca½;

kittiñhi pappoti adhicca vede, santi½ puº±ti caraºena danto”ti.

Tattha na hev±ti n±ha½ “ved± aphal±”ti vad±mi, apica kho pana sasa½yama½ caraºa½ saccameva sabh±vabh³ta½ uttama½. Tena hi sakk± dukkh± muccitu½. Santi½ puº±t²ti sam±pattisaªkh±tena caraºena danto bhayasantikara½ nibb±na½ p±puº±t²ti.

Ta½ sutv± udd±lako “na sakk± imin± saddhi½ paµipakkhavasena µh±tu½, ‘putto tav±han’ti vutte sineha½ akaronto n±ma natthi, puttabh±vamassa kathess±m²”ti cintetv± pañcama½ g±tham±ha–

66. “Bhacc± m±t± pit± bandh³, yena j±to sayeva so;

udd±lako aha½ bhoto, sottiy±kulava½sako”ti.

Tattha bhacc±ti m±t± ca pit± ca sesabandh³ ca bharitabb± n±ma. Yena pana j±to, soyeva so hoti. Att±yeva hi attano j±yati, ahañca tay±va udd±lakarukkham³le janito, tay± vuttameva n±ma½ kata½, udd±lako aha½ bhoti.

So “eka½sena tva½ udd±lakos²”ti vutte “±m±”ti vatv± “may± te m±tu saññ±ºa½ dinna½, ta½ kuhin”ti vutte “ida½ br±hmaº±”ti muddika½ tassa hatthe µhapesi. Br±hmaºo muddika½ sañj±nitv± nicchayena “tva½ br±hmaºadhamma½ paj±n±s²”ti vatv± br±hmaºadhamma½ pucchanto chaµµha½ g±tham±ha–

67. “Katha½ bho br±hmaºo hoti, katha½ bhavati keval²;

kathañca parinibb±na½, dhammaµµho kinti vuccat²”ti.

Udd±lakopi tassa ±cikkhanto sattama½ g±tham±ha–

68. “Nira½katv± aggim±d±ya br±hmaºo, ±po siñca½ yaja½ usseti y³pa½;

eva½karo br±hmaºo hoti khem², dhamme µhita½ tena am±payi½s³”ti.

Tattha nira½katv± aggim±d±y±ti nirantara½ katv± aggi½ gahetv± paricarati. ¾po siñca½ yaja½ usseti y³panti abhisecanakakamma½ karonto samm±p±sa½ v± v±japeyya½ v± niragga¼a½ v± yajanto suvaººay³pa½ uss±peti. Khem²ti khemappatto. Am±payi½s³ti teneva ca k±raºena dhamme µhita½ kathayi½su.

Ta½ sutv± purohito tena kathita½ br±hmaºadhamma½ garahanto aµµhama½ g±tham±ha–

69. “Na suddhi secanenatthi, n±pi keval² br±hmaºo;

na khant² n±pi soracca½, n±pi so parinibbuto”ti.

Tattha secanen±ti tena vuttesu br±hmaºadhammesu eka½ dassetv± sabba½ paµikkhipati. Ida½ vutta½ hoti– “aggiparicaraºena v± udakasecanena v± pasugh±tayaññena v± suddhi n±ma natthi, n±pi ettakena br±hmaºo kevalaparipuººo hoti, na adhiv±sanakhanti, na s²lasoracca½, n±pi kilesaparinibb±nena parinibbuto n±ma hot²”ti.

Tato na½ udd±lako “yadi eva½ br±hmaºo na hoti, atha katha½ hot²”ti pucchanto navama½ g±tham±ha–

70. “Katha½ so br±hmaºo hoti, katha½ bhavati keval²;

kathañca parinibb±na½, dhammaµµho kinti vuccat²”ti.

Purohitopissa kathento itara½ g±tham±ha–

71. “Akhettabandh³ amamo nir±so, nillobhap±po bhavalobhakh²ºo;

eva½karo br±hmaºo hoti khem², dhamme µhita½ tena am±payi½s³”ti.

Tattha akhettabandh³ti akkhetto abandhu, khettavatthug±manigamapariggahena ceva ñ±tibandhavagottabandhavamittabandhavasah±yabandhavasippabandhavapariggahena ca rahito. Amamoti sattasaªkh±resu taºh±diµµhimam±yanarahito. Nir±soti l±bhadhanaputtaj²vit±s±ya rahito. Nillobhap±poti p±palobhavisamalobhena rahito. Bhavalobhakh²ºoti kh²ºabhavar±go.

Tato udd±lako g±tham±ha–

72. “Khattiy± br±hmaº± vess±, sudd± caº¹±lapukkus±;

sabbeva sorat± dant±, sabbeva parinibbut±;
sabbesa½ s²tibh³t±na½, atthi seyyotha p±piyo”ti.

Tattha atthi seyyotha p±piyoti ete khattiy±dayo sabbepi soracc±d²hi samann±gat± honti, eva½ bh³t±na½ pana tesa½ aya½ seyyo, aya½ p±piyoti eva½ h²nukkaµµhat± atthi, natth²ti pucchati.

Athassa “arahattuppattito paµµh±ya h²nukkaµµhat± n±ma natth²”ti dassetu½ br±hmaºo g±tham±ha–

73. “Khattiy± br±hmaº± vess±, sudd± caº¹±lapukkus±;

sabbeva sorat± dant±, sabbeva parinibbut±;
sabbesa½ s²tibh³t±na½, natthi seyyotha p±piyo”ti.

Atha na½ garahanto udd±lako g±th±dvayam±ha–

74. “Khattiy± br±hmaº± vess±, sudd± caº¹±lapukkus±;

sabbeva sorat± dant±, sabbeva parinibbut±.

75. “Sabbesa½ s²tibh³t±na½, natthi seyyotha p±piyo;

panaµµha½ carasi brahmañña½, sottiy±kulava½satan”ti.

Tassattho yadi etehi guºehi samann±gat±na½ viseso natthi, eko vaººova hoti, eva½ sante tva½ ubhato suj±tabh±va½ n±sento panaµµha½ carasi brahmañña½, caº¹±lasamo hosi, sottiyakulava½sata½ n±ses²ti.

Atha na½ purohito upam±ya saññ±pento g±th±dvayam±ha–

76. “N±n±rattehi vatthehi, vim±na½ bhavati ch±dita½;

na tesa½ ch±y± vatth±na½, so r±go anupajjatha.

77. “Evameva manussesu, yad± sujjhanti m±ºav±;

te saj±ti½ pamuñcanti, dhammamaññ±ya subbat±”ti.

Tattha vim±nanti geha½ v± maº¹apa½ v±. Ch±y±ti tesa½ vatth±na½ ch±y± so n±n±vidho r±go na upeti, sabb± ch±y± ekavaºº±va honti. Evamev±ti manussesupi evameva ekacce aññ±ºabr±hmaº± ak±raºeneva c±tuvaººe suddhi½ paññ±penti, es± atth²ti m± gaºhi. Yad± ariyamaggena m±ºav± sujjhanti, tad± tehi paµividdha½ nibb±nadhamma½ j±nitv± subbat± s²lavant± paº¹itapuris± te saj±ti½ muñcanti. Nibb±nappattito paµµh±ya hi j±ti n±ma niratthak±ti.

Udd±lako pana pacc±haritu½ asakkonto appaµibh±nova nis²di. Atha br±hmaºo r±j±na½ ±ha– “sabbe ete, mah±r±ja, kuhak± sakalajambud²pe kohaññeneva n±senti, udd±laka½ uppabb±jetv± upapurohita½ karotha, sese uppabb±jetv± phalak±vudh±ni datv± sevake karoth±”ti. “S±dhu, ±cariy±”ti r±j± tath± k±resi. Te r±j±na½ upaµµhahant±va yath±kamma½ gat±.

Satth± ima½ dhammadesana½ ±haritv± “na, bhikkhave, id±neva, pubbepesa kuhakoyev±”ti vatv± j±taka½ samodh±nesi– “tad± udd±lako kuhakabhikkhu ahosi, r±j± ±nando, purohito pana ahameva ahosin”ti.

Udd±lakaj±takavaººan± catutth±.