15. V²satinip±to

[497] 1. M±taªgaj±takavaººan±

Kuto nu ±gacchasi dummav±s²ti ida½ satth± jetavane viharanto udena½ n±ma va½sar±j±na½ ±rabbha kathesi. Tasmiñhi k±le ±yasm± piº¹olabh±radv±jo jetavanato ±k±sena gantv± yebhuyyena kosambiya½ udenassa rañño uyy±na½ div±vih±r±ya gacchati. Thero kira purimabhave rajja½ k±rento d²ghamaddh±na½ tasmi½ uyy±ne mah±pariv±ro sampatti½ anubhavi. So tena pubb±ciººena yebhuyyena tattheva div±vih±ra½ nis²ditv± phalasam±pattisukhena v²tin±meti. Tasmi½ ekadivasa½ tattha gantv± supupphitas±lam³le nisinne udeno satt±ha½ mah±p±na½ pivitv± “uyy±nak²¼a½ k²¼iss±m²”ti mahantena pariv±rena uyy±na½ gantv± maªgalasil±paµµe aññatar±ya itthiy± aªke nipanno sur±madamattat±ya nidda½ okkami. G±yant± nisinnitthiyo t³riy±ni cha¹¹etv± uyy±na½ pavisitv± pupphaphal±d²ni vicinantiyo thera½ disv± gantv± vanditv± nis²di½su. Thero t±sa½ dhammakatha½ kathento nis²di. Itar±pi itth² aªka½ c±letv± r±j±na½ pabodhetv± “kuhi½ t± vasaliyo gat±”ti vutte “eka½ samaºa½ pariv±retv± nisinn±”ti ±ha. So kuddho gantv± thera½ akkositv± paribh±sitv± “hand±ha½, ta½ samaºa½ tambakipillakehi kh±d±pess±m²”ti kodhavasena therassa sar²re tambakipillakapuµa½ bhind±pesi. Thero ±k±se µhatv± tassov±da½ datv± jetavane gandhakuµidv±reyeva otaritv± tath±gatena “kuto ±gatos²”ti puµµho thero tamattha½ ±rocesi. Satth± “na kho, bh±radv±ja, udeno id±neva pabbajite viheµheti, pubbepi viheµhesiyev±”ti vatv± tena y±cito at²ta½ ±hari.

At²te b±r±ºasiya½ brahmadatte rajja½ k±rente tad± mah±satto bahinagare caº¹±layoniya½ nibbatti, “m±taªgo”tissa n±ma½ kari½su. Aparabh±ge viññuta½ patto “m±taªgapaº¹ito”ti p±kaµo ahosi. Tad± b±r±ºasiseµµhino dh²t± diµµhamaªgalik± n±ma ekam±sadvem±sav±rena mah±pariv±r± uyy±na½ k²¼itu½ gacchati. Athekadivasa½ mah±satto kenaci kammena nagara½ pavisanto antaradv±re diµµhamaªgalika½ disv± ekamanta½ apagantv± all²yitv± aµµh±si. Diµµhamaªgalik± s±ºiy± antarena olokent² ta½ disv± “ko eso”ti pucchitv± “caº¹±lo ayye”ti vutte “adiµµhapubbayuttaka½ vata pass±m²”ti gandhodakena akkh²ni dhovitv± tato nivatti. T±ya saddhi½ nikkhantajano “are, duµµha caº¹±la, ajja ta½ niss±ya amh±ka½ am³laka½ sur±bhatta½ naµµhan”ti kodh±bhibh³to m±taªgapaº¹ita½ hatthehi ca p±dehi ca pothetv± visaññi½ katv± pakk±mi. So muhutta½ v²tin±metv± paµiladdhasañño cintesi “diµµhamaªgalik±ya parijano ma½ niddosa½ ak±raºena pothesi, diµµhamaªgalika½ labhitv±va uµµhahiss±mi, no alabhitv±”ti adhiµµh±ya gantv± tass± pitu nivesanadv±re nipajji. So “kena k±raºena nipannos²”ti vutte “añña½ k±raºa½ natthi, diµµhamaªgalik±ya me attho”ti ±ha. Eko divaso at²to, tath± dutiyo, tatiyo, catuttho, pañcamo, chaµµho ca. Bodhisatt±na½ adhiµµh±na½ n±ma samijjhati, tasm± sattame divase diµµhamaªgalika½ n²haritv± tassa ada½su.

Atha na½ s± “uµµhehi, s±mi, tumh±ka½ geha½ gacch±m±”ti ±ha. Bhadde, tava parijanenamhi supothito dubbalo, ma½ ukkhipitv± piµµhi½ ±ropetv± ±d±ya gacch±h²ti. S± tath± katv± nagarav±s²na½ passant±naññeva nagar± nikkhamitv± caº¹±lag±maka½ gat±. Atha na½ mah±satto j±tisambhedav²tikkama½ akatv±va katip±ha½ gehe vas±petv± cintesi “ahameta½ l±bhaggayasaggappatta½ karonto pabbajitv±va k±tu½ sakkhiss±mi, na itarath±”ti Atha na½ ±mantetv± ‘bhadde, mayi araññato kiñci an±harante amh±ka½ j²vik± nappavattati, y±va mam±gaman± m± ukkaºµhi, aha½ arañña½ gamiss±m²”ti vatv± gehav±sinopi “ima½ m± pamajjitth±”ti ovaditv± arañña½ gantv± samaºapabbajja½ pabbajitv± appamatto sattame divase aµµha sam±pattiyo ca pañca abhiññ±yo ca upp±detv± “id±ni diµµhamaªgalik±ya avassayo bhavitu½ sakkhiss±m²”ti iddhiy± gantv± caº¹±lag±madv±re otaritv± diµµhamaªgalik±ya gehadv±ra½ agam±si. S± tass±gamana½ sutv± gehato nikkhamitv± “s±mi, kasm± ma½ an±tha½ katv± pabbajitos²”ti paridevi. Atha na½ “bhadde, m± cintayi, tava por±ºakayasato id±ni mahantatara½ yasa½ kariss±mi, apica kho pana ‘na mayha½ m±taªgapaº¹ito s±miko, mah±brahm± me s±miko’ti ettaka½ parisamajjhe vattu½ sakkhissas²’ti ±ha. “¾ma, s±mi, sakkhiss±m²”ti. “Tena hi “id±ni te s±miko kuhinti puµµh± ‘brahmaloka½ gato’ti vatv± ‘kad± ±gamissat²’ti vutte ‘ito sattame divase puººam±ya½ canda½ bhinditv± ±gamissat²’ti vadeyy±s²”ti na½ vatv± mah±satto himavantameva gato.

Diµµhamaªgalik±pi b±r±ºasiya½ mah±janassa majjhe tesu tesu µh±nesu tath± kathesi. Mah±jano “aho mah±brahm± sam±no diµµhamaªgalika½ na gacchati, evameta½ bhavissat²”ti saddahi. Bodhisattopi puººamadivase candassa gaganamajjhe µhitak±le brahmattabh±va½ m±petv± sakala½ k±siraµµha½ dv±dasayojanika½ b±r±ºasinagarañca ekobh±sa½ katv± candamaº¹ala½ bhinditv± otaritv± b±r±ºasiy± upar³pari tikkhattu½ paribbhamitv± mah±janena gandham±l±d²hi p³jiyam±no caº¹±lag±mak±bhimukho ahosi. Brahmabhatt± sannipatitv± caº¹±lag±maka½ gantv± diµµhamaªgalik±ya geha½ suddhavatthehi ch±detv± bh³mi½ catujj±tiyagandhehi opuñchitv± pupph±ni vikiritv± dh³ma½ datv± celavit±na½ pas±retv± mah±sayana½ paññapetv± gandhatelehi d²pa½ j±letv± dv±re rajatapaµµavaººav±luka½ okiritv± pupph±ni vikiritv± dhaje bandhi½su. Eva½ alaªkate gehe mah±satto otaritv± anto pavisitv± thoka½ sayanapiµµhe nis²di.

Tad± diµµhamaªgalik± utun² hoti. Athass± aªguµµhakena n±bhi½ par±masi, kucchiya½ gabbho patiµµh±si. Atha na½ mah±satto ±mantetv± “bhadde, gabbho te patiµµhito, tva½ putta½ vij±yissasi, tvampi puttopi te l±bhaggayasaggappatt± bhavissatha, tava p±dadhovana-udaka½ sakalajambud²pe r±j³na½ abhisekodaka½ bhavissati, nah±nodaka½ pana te amatosadha½ bhavissati, ye ta½ s²se ±siñcissanti, te sabbarogehi muccissanti, k±¼akaººi½ parivajjessanti, tava p±dapiµµhe s²sa½ µhapetv± vandant± sahassa½ dassanti, sotapathe µhatv± vandant± sata½ dassanti, cakkhupathe µhatv± vandant± eka½ kah±paºa½ datv± vandissanti, appamatt± hoh²”ti na½ ovaditv± geh± nikkhamitv± mah±janassa passantasseva uppatitv± candamaº¹ala½ p±visi. Brahmabhatt± sannipatitv± µhitak±va ratti½ v²tin±metv± p±tova diµµhamaªgalika½ suvaººasivika½ ±ropetv± s²sena ukkhipitv± nagara½ pavisi½su. “Mah±brahmabhariy±”ti ta½ upasaªkamitv± mah±jano gandham±l±d²hi p³jesi. P±dapiµµhe s²sa½ µhapetv± vanditu½ labhant± sahassatthavika½ denti, sotapathe µhatv± vanditu½ labhant± sata½ denti, cakkhupathe µhatv± vanditu½ labhant± eka½ kah±paºa½ denti. Eva½ dv±dasayojanika½ b±r±ºasi½ ta½ gahetv± vicarant± aµµh±rasakoµidhana½ labhi½su.

Atha na½ nagara½ pariharitv± ±netv± nagaramajjhe mah±maº¹apa½ k±retv± s±ºi½ parikkhipitv± mah±sayana½ paññapetv± mahantena sirisobhaggena tattha vas±pesu½. Maº¹apasantikeyeva sattadv±rakoµµha½ sattabh³mika½ p±s±da½ k±tu½ ±rabhi½su, mahanta½ navakamma½ ahosi. Diµµhamaªgalik± maº¹apeyeva putta½ vij±yi. Athassa n±maggahaºadivase br±hmaº± sannipatitv± maº¹ape j±tatt± “maº¹abyakum±ro”ti n±ma½ kari½su. P±s±do pana dasahi m±sehi niµµhito. Tato paµµh±ya s± mahantena yasena tasmi½ vasati, maº¹abyakum±ropi mahantena pariv±rena va¹¹hati. Tassa sattaµµhavassak±leyeva jambud²patale uttam±cariy± sannipati½su. Te ta½ tayo vede uggaºh±pesu½. So so¼asavassak±lato paµµh±ya br±hmaº±na½ bhatta½ paµµhapesi, nibaddha½ so¼asa br±hmaºasahass±ni bhuñjanti. Catutthe dv±rakoµµhake br±hmaº±na½ d±na½ deti.

Athekasmi½ mah±mahadivase gehe bahu½ p±y±sa½ paµiy±desu½. So¼asa br±hmaºasahass±ni catutthe dv±rakoµµhake nis²ditv± suvaººarasavaººena navasappin± pakkamadhukhaº¹asakkhar±hi ca abhisaªkhata½ p±y±sa½ paribhuñjanti. Kum±ropi sabb±laªk±rapaµimaº¹ito suvaººap±duk± ±ruyha hatthena kañcanadaº¹a½ gahetv± “idha sappi½ detha, idha madhun”ti vic±rento carati. Tasmi½ khaºe m±taªgapaº¹ito himavante assamapade nisinno “k± nu kho diµµhamaªgalik±ya puttassa pavatt²”ti olokento tassa atitthe pakkhandabh±va½ disv± “ajjeva gantv± m±ºava½ dametv± yattha dinna½ mahapphala½ hoti, tattha d±na½ d±petv± ±gamiss±m²”ti cintetv± ±k±sena anotattadaha½ gantv± mukhadhovan±d²ni katv± manosil±tale µhito rattadupaµµa½ niv±setv± k±yabandhana½ bandhitv± pa½suk³lasaªgh±µi½ p±rupitv± mattik±patta½ ±d±ya ±k±sen±gantv± catutthe dv±rakoµµhake d±naggeyeva otaritv± ekamanta½ aµµh±si. Maº¹abyo kum±ro ito cito ca olokento ta½ disv± “eva½vir³po saªk±rayakkhasadiso aya½ pabbajito ima½ µh±na½ ±gacchanto kuto nu kho ±gacchat²”ti tena saddhi½ sallapanto paµhama½ g±tham±ha–

1. “Kuto nu ±gacchasi dummav±s², otallako pa½supis±cakova;

saªk±raco¼a½ paµimuñca kaºµhe, ko re tuva½ hosi adakkhiºeyyo”ti.

Tattha dummav±s²ti anañjita-amaº¹itaghaµitasaªgh±µikapilotikavasano. Otallakoti l±mako olambavilambanantakadharo v±. Pa½supis±cakov±ti saªk±raµµh±ne pis±cako viya. Saªk±raco¼anti saªk±raµµh±ne laddhapilotika½. Paµimuñc±ti paµimuñcitv±. Adakkhiºeyyoti tva½ adakkhiºeyyo imesa½ paramadakkhiºeyy±na½ nisinnaµµh±na½ eko hutv± kuto ±gato.

Ta½ sutv± mah±satto muducitteneva tena saddhi½ sallapanto dutiya½ g±tham±ha–

2. “Anna½ taveda½ pakata½ yasassi, ta½ khajjare bhuñjare piyyare ca;

j±n±si ma½ tva½ paradatt³paj²vi½, uttiµµhapiº¹a½ labhata½ sap±ko”ti.

Tattha pakatanti paµiyatta½. Yasass²ti pariv±rasampanna. Ta½ khajjareti ta½ khajjanti ca bhuñjanti ca pivanti ca. Ki½k±raº± mayha½ kujjhasi? Uttiµµhapiº¹anti upatiµµhitv± labhitabbapiº¹a½, uµµh±ya µhitehi v± d²yam±na½ heµµh± µhatv± labhitabbapiº¹a½. Labhata½ sap±koti sap±ko caº¹±lopi labhatu. J±tisampann± hi yattha katthaci labhanti, sap±kacaº¹±lassa pana ko deti, dullabhapiº¹o aha½, tasm± me j²vitapavattanattha½ bhojana½ d±pehi, kum±r±ti.

Tato maº¹abyo g±tham±ha–

3. “Anna½ mameda½ pakata½ br±hmaº±na½, attatth±ya saddahato mameda½;

apehi etto kimidhaµµhitosi, na m±dis± tumha½ dadanti jamm±”ti.

Tattha attatth±y±ti attano va¹¹hi-atth±ya. Apehi ettoti imamh± µh±n± apagaccha. Na m±dis±ti m±dis± j±tisampann±na½ udiccabr±hmaº±na½ d±na½ denti, na tuyha½ caº¹±lassa, gaccha, jamm±ti.

Tato mah±satto g±tham±ha–

4. “Thale ca ninne ca vapanti b²ja½, an³pakhette phalam±sam±n±;

et±ya saddh±ya dad±hi d±na½, appeva ±r±dhaye dakkhiºeyye”ti.