Ito kira kappasatasahassamatthake padumuttaro nāma satthā loke udapādi dhammadesanāya satte amatamahānibbāṇaṃ pāpento, tasmiṃ samaye bhagavā haṃsāvatiyaṃ sarājikāya parisāya majjhe ekaṃ bhikkhuṃ lābhīnaṃ aggaṭṭhāne ṭhapesi. Tadā rājā taṃ disvā taṃ ṭhānaṃ kāmayamāno buddhapamukhassa saṅghassa mahādānaṃ datvā bhagavato pādamūle sirasā nipajji, tadāssa bhagavā anāgate gotamassa bhagavato sāsane taṃ ṭhānaṃ labhissasīti vatvā byākāsi. Taṃ sutvā mudito rājā puññāni katvā devaloke nibbatti. Tato aparabhāge bārāṇasiyaṃ seṭṭhiputto hutvā paccekabuddhasahassaṃ catupaccayadānena yāvajīvaṃ paṭijaggitvā devaloke nibbatto mahantaṃ sampatti manubhavitvā tato cuto vipassissa bhagavato kāle bandhumatīnagare aññatarasmiṃ kulagehe nibbatti. So tasmiṃ samaye senaguttaṭṭhāne ṭhatvā rañño kammaṃ karoti, tadā nagaravāsino upāsakagaṇā vipassīsammāsambuddhaṃ upasaṅkamma vanditvā bhagavā bhante sasāvako amhākaṃ anuggahaṃ karotūti svātanāya nimantetvā mahādānaṃ datvā sabbe ekacchandā bhagavanta muddissa mahārahaṃ mahāpariveṇaṃ kārāpetvā pariveṇamahe mahādānaṃ dadantā dānagge asukaṃ nāma natthīti na vattabbanti vatvā dānaṃ paṭiyādetvā dānaggaṃ olokentā navadadhiñca paṭalamadhuñca apassantā purise pakkositvā sahassaṃ datvā dadhimadhuṃ khippaṃ pariyesitvā ānethāti pesesuṃ, te sahassaṃ gahetvā dadhimadhuṃ upadhāretuṃ tattha tattha vicarantā dvārantare aṭṭhaṃsu, tadā ayaṃ senagutto rañño sabhattaṃ dadhimadhuṃ ādāya gacchanto mahādvāraṃ sampāpuṇi, atha te dadhimadhuṃ disvā bho kahāpaṇaṃ gahetvā imaṃ dehīti yāciṃsu. Tena na dassāmīti vutte yāvasahassaṃ vaḍḍhetvā yāciṃsu. Tato senagutto imaṃ appagghaṃ sahassena yācatha, ki manena karothāti pucchi, tehi sambuddhatthāyāti vutte tenahi ahameva dassāmīti jīramaricādīhi sakkharamadhuphāṇitādayo yojetvā dānaggaṃ upanāmesi. Taṃ satthu ānubhāvena buddhapamukhassa aṭṭhasaṭṭhibhikkhusatasahassassa pahoṇakaṃ ahosi. Tato so tena puññakammena devamanussalokesu sampatti manubhavitvā aparabhāge amhākaṃ bhagavato kāle koliyanagare mahālilicchavirañño upanissāya suppiyāya nāma aggamahesiyā kucchismiṃ paṭisandhiṃ gaṇhi. So sattamāsasattasaṃvaccharāni mātukucchiyaṃ vasitvā sattadivasāni mūḷhagabbho dukkhamanubhavi. Mātukucchito nikkhamantassa tassa mātāpitaro sīvalīti nāma makaṃsu. Evaṃ mahāpuññassa ettakaṃ kālaṃ mātukucchimhi dukkhānubhavanaṃ attanāva katena pāpabalena ahosi, so kira atīte rājā hutvā attano sapattaraññā saddhiṃ saṅgāmento mātarā saddhiṃ mantesi. Sā nagaraṃ rundhitvā amitte gaṇhituṃ sakkāti upāya madāsi, sopi tassā vacanena nagaraṃ rundhitvā sattame divase aggahesi, tena pāpakammabalena mātāputtānaṃ evaṃ mahantaṃ dukkhaṃ ahosīti. Tato sā puttaṃ vijāyanakāle sattame divase bhagavantaṃ anussaritvā sukhena bhāraṃ muñci. Tuṭṭhā sā sattame divase buddhapamukhassa bhikkhusaṅghassa mahādānaṃ adāsi, athassā putto sattavassikakāle gehā nikkhamma satthāraṃ disvā pabbajjaṃ yāci. Satthā sāriputtattherassa niyojesi, tato sāriputtattherena upajjhāyena moggallānamācariyaṃ katvā pabbaji, atha so khuraggeyeva arahattaṃ patvā buddhasāsanaṃ sobhesi, so pubbe katapuññānubhāvena mahāpuñño ahosi lābhīnañca aggo. Athekasmiṃ samaye bhagavā revatattheraṃ dassanāya khadiravanavihāraṃ gacchanto tiṃsabhikkhusahassehi saddhiṃ tiṃsayojanikaṃ chaṭṭitakantāraṃ sampāpuṇi nirūdakaṃ appabhakkhaṃ. Yebhuyyena devatā sīvalitthere pasannā. Tasmā bhagavā sīvalittheraṃ purato cārikaṃ katvā devatāhi kārāpite vihāre vasanto devatāhi sajjitadānaṃ paribhuñjanto revatattheraṃ saṃpāpuṇitvā gatakammaṃ niṭṭhāpetvā jetavanamāgamma lābhīnaṃ aggaṭṭhāne taṃ ṭhapesīti. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne.
Padumuttaro nāma jino, sabbadhammesu cakkhumā;
Ito satasahassamhi, kappe uppajji nāyako.
Sīlaṃ tassa asaṅkhyeyyaṃ, samādhi vajirūpamo ;
Asaṃkhiyaṃ ñāṇavaraṃ, vimutti ca anopamā.
Manujāmaranāgānaṃ, brahmānañca samāgame;
Samaṇabrāhmaṇākiṇṇe, dhammaṃ deseti nāyako.
Sasāvakaṃ mahālābhiṃ, puññavantaṃ jutindharaṃ,
Ṭhapesi etadaggamhi, parisāsu visārado.
Tadāhaṃ khattiyo āsiṃ, pure haṃsavatīvhaye ;
Sutvā jinassa taṃ vākyaṃ, sāvakassa guṇaṃ bahuṃ.
Nimantayitvā sattāhaṃ, bhojayitvā sasāvakaṃ;
Mahādānaṃ daditvāna, taṃ ṭhānamabhipatthayiṃ.
Tadā maṃ vinataṃ pāde, disvāna purisāsabho;
So sarena mahāvīro, imaṃ vacanamabravī.
Tato jinassa vacanaṃ, sotukāmā mahājanā;
Devadānavagandhabbā, brahmānoca mahiddhikā.
Samaṇabrāhmaṇā cāpi, namassisuṃ katañjalī;
Namo te purisājañña, namo te purisuttama.
Khattiyena mahādānaṃ, dinnaṃ sattāhakampi no;
Sotukāmā phalaṃ tassa, byākarohi mahāmune.
Tato avoca bhagavā, suṇotha mama bhāsitaṃ;
Appameyyamhi buddhasmiṃ, guṇamhi suppatiṭṭhitā.
Dakkhiṇā dāyakaṃ patvā, appameyyaphalāvahā;
Api ce sa mahābhogo, ṭhānaṃ pattheti muttamaṃ.
Lābhī vipulalābhīnaṃ, yathā bhikkhu sudassano;
Tathāhaṃpi bhaveyyanti, lacchate taṃ anāgate.
Satasahassito kappe, okkākakulasambhavo;
Gotamonāma nāmena, satthā loke bhavissati.
Tassa dhammesu dāyādo, oraso dhammanimmito;
Sīvali nāma nāmena, hessati satthusāvako.
Tena kammena sukatena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;
Jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsūpago ahaṃ.
Tatoparasmiṃsamaye, bārāṇasipuruttame;
Seṭṭhiputto ahaṃ āsiṃ, aḍḍhappatto mahādhano.
Sahassamatte pacceka, nāyake ca nimantiya;
Madhurenannapānena, santappesiṃtadādaro.
Tato cuto chakāmagge, anubhosiṃmahāyasaṃ;
Devaccharāparivuto, pāsāde ratanāmaye.
Evaṃ acintiyā buddhā, buddhadhammā acintiyā;
Acintiye pasannānaṃ, vipākopi acintiyo.
Ekanavutito kappe, vipassīnāma nāyako;
Uppajji cārunayano, sabbadhammavipassako.
Tadāhaṃ bandhumatiyā, kulassaññatarassa ca;
Dayito patthito putto, āsiṃ kammantabyāvaṭo.
Tadā aññataro pūgo, vipassissa mahesino;
Pariveṇaṃ akāresi, mahanta miti vissutaṃ.
Niṭṭhite ca mahādānaṃ, dadaṃ khajjakasaṃyutaṃ;
Navaṃ dadhi madhuñceva, vicinaṃ na ca maddasa.
Tadāhaṃ taṃ gahetvāna, navaṃ dadhi madhumpica,
Kammasāmigharaṃ gacchaṃ, tamenaṃ dāna maddasaṃ.
Sahassampi ca datvāna, na latiṃsu ca taṃ dvayaṃ;
Tato evaṃ vicintesiṃ, netaṃ hessati orakaṃ.
Yathā ime janā sabbe, sakkaronti tathāgataṃ;
Ahampi kāraṃ kassāmi, sasaṅghe lokanāyake.
Tadāhamevaṃ cintetvā, dadhiṃmadhuñca ekato;
Yojetvā lokanāthassa, sasaṅghassa adāsahaṃ.
Tena kammena sukatena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;
Jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsa magañchahaṃ.
Punāhaṃ bārāṇasiyaṃ, rājā hutvā mahāyaso;
Sattukassa tadā ruddho, dvārarodhaṃ akārayiṃ.
Tato sapattino ruddhā, ekāhaṃ rakkhitā ahuṃ;
Tato tassa vipākena, pāpuṇiṃ nirayaṃ bhusaṃ.
Pacchime ca bhave dāni, jātohaṃ koliye pure;
Suppavāsā ca me mātā, mahāli licchavī pitā.
Khattiye puññakammena, dvārarodhassa vāhasā;
Sattamāse sattavasse, vasiṃkucchimhi dukkhito.
Sattāhaṃ dvāramūḷhohaṃ, mahādukkhasamappito;
Mātā me chandadānena, eva māsi sudukkhitā.
Suvatthitohaṃ nikkhanto, buddhena anukampito;
Nikkhantadivaseyeva, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ.
Upajjhā sāriputto me, moggallāno mahiddhiko;
Kese oropayanto me, anusāsi mahāmati.
Kesesu chijjamānesu , arahattamapāpuṇīṃ;
Devo nāgā manussā ca, paccayānu panenti me.
Padumuttaranāmañca, vipassiṃca vināyakaṃ;
Saṃpūjayiṃ pamudito, paccayehi visesato.
Tato tesaṃ vipākena, kammānaṃ vipuluttamaṃ;
Lābhaṃ labhāmi sabbattha, vane gāme jale thale.
Revataṃ dassanatthāya, yadā yāti vināyako;
Tiṃsabhikkhusahassehi, saha lokagganāyako.
Tadā devo panītehi , mamatthāya mahāmati;
Paccayehi mahāvīro, sasaṅgho lokanāyako.
Upaṭṭhito mayā buddho, gantvā revatamaddasa;
Tato jetavanaṃ gantvā, etadagge ṭhapesimaṃ.
Lābhīnaṃ sīvali aggo, mama sissesu bhikkhavo;
Sabbelokahito satthā, kittayī parisāsumaṃ.
Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ, bhavā sabbe samūhatā;
Nāgova bandhanaṃ chetvā, viharāmi anāsavo.
Svāgataṃ vata me āsi, buddhaseṭṭhassa santikaṃ;
Tisso vijjā anuppatto, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.
Paṭisambhidā catassopi, vimokkhā pica aṭṭhime;
Chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsananti.
Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā sīvalitthero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
Sutvāna etaṃ caritaṃ mahabbhutaṃ,
Puññānubhāvañca siriṃ sirīmataṃ;
Hitvā kusītaṃ kusalaṃ karotha,
Kāmāttha kāmaṃ bhavabhoganibbutiṃ.
Sīvalittherassa vatthuṃ dasamaṃ.
Yakkhavañcitavaggo tatiyo.