So tassa vacana½ sutv± “man±pa½ te, br±hmaºa, kathita½, p±y±se pakke thoka½ labhissasi, nis²d±h²”ti ±ha. Sakko ekamante nis²di. Tasmi½ nisinne cando teneva niy±mena upasaªkamitv± tatheva katha½ pavattetv± tassa v±rentasseva g±th±dvayam±ha–
195. “Moghañcassa huta½ hoti, moghañc±pi sam²hita½;
atithismi½ yo nisinnasmi½, eko bhuñjati bhojana½.
196. Ta½ ta½ vad±mi kosiya, dehi d±n±ni bhuñja ca;
ariyamagga½ sam±ruha, nek±s² labhate sukhan”ti.
Tattha sam²hitanti dhanupp±danav²riya½. So tassa vacana½ sutv± kicchena kasirena “tena hi nis²da, thoka½ labhissas²”ti ±ha. So gantv± sakkassa santike nis²di. Tato s³riyo teneva nayena upasaªkamitv± tatheva katha½ pavattetv± tassa v±rentasseva g±th±dvayam±ha–
197. “Saccañcassa huta½ hoti, saccañc±pi sam²hita½;
atithismi½ yo nisinnasmi½, neko bhuñjati bhojana½.
198. “Ta½ ta½ vad±mi kosiya, dehi d±n±ni bhuñja ca;
ariyamagga½ sam±ruha, nek±s² labhate sukhan”ti.
Tassapi vacana½ sutv± kicchena kasirena “tena hi nis²da, thoka½ labhissas²”ti ±ha. So gantv± candassa santike nis²di. Atha na½ m±tali teneva nayena upasaªkamitv± tatheva katha½ pavattetv± tassa v±rentasseva im± g±th± abh±si–
199. “Sarañca juhati poso, bahuk±ya gay±ya ca;
doºe timbarutitthasmi½, s²ghasote mah±vahe.
200. “Atra cassa huta½ hoti, atra cassa sam²hita½;
atithismi½ yo nisinnasmi½, neko bhuñjati bhojana½.
201. “Ta½ ta½ vad±mi kosiya, dehi d±n±ni bhuñja ca;
ariyamagga½ sam±ruha, nek±s² labhate sukhan”ti.
T±sa½ attho– yo puriso “n±gayakkh±d²na½ balikamma½ karom²”ti samuddasoº¹ipokkharaº²-±d²su ya½ kiñci sarañca upagantv± juhati, tattha balikamma½ karoti tath± bahuk±ya nadiy± gay±ya pokkharaºiy± doºan±make ca timbarun±make ca titthe s²ghasote mahante v±rivahe. Atra cass±ti yadi atr±pi etesu sar±d²su assa purisassa hutañceva sam²hitañca hoti, saphala½ sukhudraya½ sampajjati. Atithismi½ yo nisinnasmi½ neko bhuñjati bhojana½, ettha vattabbameva natthi, tena ta½ vad±mi– kosiya, d±n±ni ca dehi, sayañca bhuñja, ariy±na½ d±n±bhirat±na½ buddh±d²na½ magga½ abhiruha. Na hi ek±s² ekova bhuñjam±no sukha½ n±ma labhat²ti. So tassapi vacana½ sutv± pabbatak³µena otthaµo viya kicchena kasirena “tena hi nis²da, thoka½ labhissas²”ti ±ha. M±tali gantv± s³riyassa santike nis²di. Tato pañcasikho teneva nayena upasaªkamitv± tatheva katha½ pavattetv± tassa v±rentasseva g±th±dvayam±ha–
202. “Ba¼isañhi so nigilati, d²ghasutta½ sabandhana½;
atithismi½ yo nisinnasmi½, eko bhuñjati bhojana½.
203. “Ta½ ta½ vad±mi kosiya, dehi d±n±ni bhuñja ca;
ariyamagga½ sam±ruha, nek±s² labhate sukhan”ti.
Macchariyakosiyo ta½ sutv± dukkhavedano nitthunanto “tena hi nis²da, thoka½ labhissas²”ti ±ha. Pañcasikho gantv± m±talissa santike nis²di. Iti tesu pañcasu br±hmaºesu nisinnamattesveva p±y±so pacci. Atha na½ kosiyo uddhan± ot±retv± “tumh±ka½ patt±ni ±harath±”ti ±ha. Te anuµµh±ya yath±nisinn±va hatthe pas±retv± himavantato m±luvapatt±ni ±hari½su. Kosiyo t±ni disv± “tumh±ka½ etesu pattesu d±tabbap±y±so natthi, khadir±d²na½ patt±ni ±harath±”ti ±ha. Te t±nipi ±hari½su. Ekeka½ patta½ yodhaphalakappam±ºa½ ahosi. So sabbesa½ dabbiy± p±y±sa½ ad±si, sabbantimassa d±nak±lepi ukkhaliy± ³na½ na paññ±yi, pañcannampi datv± saya½ ukkhali½ gahetv± nis²di. Tasmi½ khaºe pañcasikho uµµh±ya attabh±va½ vijahitv± sunakho hutv± tesa½ purato pass±va½ karonto agam±si. Br±hmaº± attano p±y±sa½ pattena pidahi½su. Kosiyassa hatthapiµµhe pass±vabindu pati. Br±hmaº± kuº¹ik±hi udaka½ gahetv± p±y±sa½ abbhukiritv± bhuñjam±n± viya ahesu½. Kosiyo “mayhampi udaka½ detha, hattha½ dhovitv± bhuñjiss±m²”ti ±ha. “Tava udaka½ ±haritv± hattha½ dhov±”ti. “May± tumh±ka½ p±y±so dinno, mayha½ thoka½ udaka½ deth±”ti. “Maya½ piº¹apaµipiº¹akamma½ n±ma na karom±”ti. “Tena hi ima½ ukkhali½ oloketha, hattha½ dhovitv± ±gamiss±m²”ti nadi½ otari. Tasmi½ khaºe sunakho ukkhali½ pass±vassa p³resi. So ta½ pass±va½ karonta½ disv± mahanta½ daº¹am±d±ya ta½ tajjento ±gacchi. So ass±j±n²yamatto hutv± ta½ anubandhanto n±n±vaººo ahosi, k±¼opi hoti setopi suvaººavaººopi kabaropi uccopi n²copi, eva½ n±n±vaººo hutv± macchariyakosiya½ anubandhi. So maraºabhayabh²to br±hmaºe upasaªkami. Tepi uppatitv± ±k±se µhit±. So tesa½ ta½ iddhi½ disv± g±tham±ha–
204. “U¼±ravaºº± vata br±hmaº± ime, ayañca vo sunakho kissa hetu;
ucc±vaca½ vaººanibha½ vikubbati, akkh±tha no br±hmaº± ke nu tumhe”ti; ta½ sutv± sakko devar±j±–
205. “cando ca s³riyo ca ubho idh±gat±, aya½ pana m±tali devas±rathi;
sakkohamasmi tidas±namindo. Eso ca kho pañcasikhoti vuccat²”ti.
G±tha½ vatv± tassa yasa½ vaººento g±tham±ha–
206. “P±ºissar± mudiªg± ca, muraj±lambar±ni ca;
suttamena½ pabodhenti, paµibuddho ca nandat²”ti.
So tassa vacana½ sutv± “sakka, evar³pa½ dibbasampatti½ kinti katv± labhas²”ti pucchi. Sakko “ad±nas²l± t±va p±padhamm± maccharino devaloka½ na gacchanti, niraye nibbattant²”ti dassento–
207. “Ye kecime maccharino kadariy±, paribh±sak± samaºabr±hmaº±na½;
idheva nikkhippa sar²radeha½, k±yassa bhed± niraya½ vajant²”ti.–
Ima½ g±tha½ vatv± dhamme µhit±na½ devalokapaµil±bha½ dassetu½ g±tham±ha–
208. “Ye kecime suggatim±sam±n±, dhamme µhit± sa½yame sa½vibh±ge;
idheva nikkhippa sar²radeha½, k±yassa bhed± sugati½ vajant²”ti.
Tattha ±sam±n±ti ±s²sant±. Ye keci sugati½ ±s²santi, sabbe te sa½yamasaªkh±te dasas²ladhamme sa½vibh±gasaªkh±te d±nadhamme ca µhit± hutv± idha sar²rasaªkh±ta½ deha½ nikkhipitv± tassa k±yassa bhed± sugati½ vajant²ti attho. Eva½ vatv± ca pana, “kosiya, na maya½ tava santike p±y±satth±ya ±gat±, k±ruññena pana ta½ anukampam±n± ±gat±mh±”ti tassa pak±setu½ ±ha–
209. “Tva½ nosi ñ±ti purim±su j±tisu, so macchar² rosako p±padhammo;
taveva atth±ya idh±gatamh±, m± p±padhammo niraya½ gamitth±”ti.
Tattha soti so tva½. M± p±padhammoti aya½ amh±ka½ ñ±ti p±padhammo m± niraya½ agam±ti etadattha½ ±gatamh±ti attho. Ta½ sutv± kosiyo “atthak±m± kira me, ete ma½ niray± uddharitv± sagge patiµµh±petuk±m±”ti tuµµhacitto ±ha–
210. “Addh± ma½ vo hitak±m±, ya½ ma½ samanus±satha;
soha½ tath± kariss±mi, sabba½ vutta½ hitesibhi.
211. “Es±hamajjeva uparam±mi, na c±ha½ kiñci kareyya p±pa½;
na c±pi me kiñci adeyyamatthi, na c±pidatv± udaka½ piv±mi.
212. “Evañca me dadato sabbak±la½, bhog± ime v±sava kh²yissanti;
tato aha½ pabbajiss±mi sakka, hitv±na k±m±ni yathodhik±n²”ti.
Tattha manti mama. Voti tumhe. Ya½ manti yena ma½ samanus±satha, tena me tumhe hitak±m±. Tath±ti yath± vadatha, tatheva kariss±mi. Uparam±m²ti maccharibh±vato uparam±mi. Adeyyamatth²ti ito paµµh±ya ca mama ±lopato upa¹¹hampi adeyya½ n±ma natthi, na c±pidatv±ti udakapasatampi c±ha½ labhitv± adatv± na piviss±mi. Kh²yissant²ti vikkh²yissanti. Yathodhik±n²ti vatthuk±makilesak±mavasena yath±µhitakoµµh±s±niyeva. Sakko macchariyakosiya½ dametv± nibbisevana½ katv± d±naphala½ j±n±petv± dhammadesan±ya pañcasu s²lesu patiµµh±petv± saddhi½ tehi devanagarameva gato. Macchariyakosiyopi nagara½ pavisitv± r±j±na½ anuj±n±petv± “gahitagahitabh±jan±ni p³retv± gaºhant³”ti y±cak±na½ dhana½ datv± tasmi½ kh²ºe nikkhamma himavantato dakkhiºapasse gaªg±ya ceva ekassa ca j±tassarassa antare paººas±la½ katv± pabbajitv± vanam³laphal±h±ro tattha cira½ vih±si, jara½ p±puºi. Tad± sakkassa ±s± saddh± sir² hir²ti catasso dh²taro honti. T± bahu½ dibbagandham±la½ ±d±ya udakak²¼anatth±ya anotattadaha½ gantv± tattha k²¼itv± manosil±tale nis²di½su. Tasmi½ khaºe n±rado n±ma br±hmaºat±paso t±vati½sabhavana½ div±vih±ratth±ya gantv± nandanavanacittalat±vanesu div±vih±ra½ katv± p±ricchattakapuppha½ chatta½ viya ch±yatth±ya dh±rayam±no manosil±talamatthakena attano vasanaµµh±na½ kañcanaguha½ gacchati. Atha t± tassa hatthe ta½ puppha½ disv± y±ci½su. Tamattha½ pak±sento satth± ±ha–
213. “Naguttame girivare gandham±dane, modanti t± devavar±bhip±lit±;
ath±gam± isivaro sabbalokag³, supupphita½ dumavaras±kham±diya.
214. “Suci½ sugandha½ tidasehi sakkata½, pupphuttama½ amaravarehi sevita½;
aladdha maccehiva d±navehi v±, aññatra devehi tad±raha½ hida½.
215. “Tato catasso kanakattac³pam±, uµµh±ya n±riyo pamad±dhip± muni½;
±s± ca saddh± ca sir² tato hir², iccabravu½ n±radadeva br±hmaºa½.
216. “Sace anuddiµµha½ tay± mah±muni, puppha½ ima½ p±richattassa bramhe;
dad±hi no sabb± gati te ijjhatu, tuvampi no hohi yatheva v±savo.
217. “Ta½ y±cam±n±bhisamekkha n±rado, iccabrav² sa½kalaha½ ud²rayi;
na mayhamatthatthi imehi koci na½, y±yeva vo seyyasi s± pi¼andhath±”ti.
Tattha girivareti purimassa vevacana½. Devavar±bhip±lit±ti sakkena rakkhit±. Sabbalokag³ti devaloke ca manussaloke ca sabbattha gamanasamattho. Dumavaras±kham±diy±ti s±kh±ya j±tatt± dumavaras±khanti laddhan±ma½ puppha½ gahetv±. Sakkatanti katasakk±ra½. Amaravareh²ti sakka½ sandh±ya vutta½. Aññatra deveh²ti µhapetv± deve ca iddhimante ca aññehi manussehi v± yakkh±d²hi v± aladdha½. Tad±raha½ hidanti tesa½yeva hi ta½ araha½ anucchavika½. Kanakattac³pam±ti kanak³pam± tac±. Uµµh±y±ti ayyo m±l±gandhavilepan±dipaµivirato puppha½ na pi¼andhissati, ekasmi½ padese cha¹¹essati, etha ta½ y±citv± puppha½ pi¼andhiss±m±ti hatthe pas±retv± y±cam±n± ekappah±reneva uµµhahitv±. Pamad±dhip±ti pamad±na½ uttam±. Muninti isi½.