19. Saṭṭhinipāto

‘‘Tassa sutvā sataṃ dammi, sahassaṃ diṭṭha soṇakaṃ;

Ko me soṇakamakkhāti, sahāyaṃ paṃsukīḷitaṃ’’.

‘‘Athabravī māṇavako, daharo pañcacūḷako;

Mayhaṃ sutvā sataṃ dehi, sahassaṃ diṭṭha soṇakaṃ;

Ahaṃ te soṇakakkhissaṃ , sahāyaṃ paṃsukīḷitaṃ’’.

‘‘Katamasmiṃ so janapade, raṭṭhesu nigamesu ca;

Kattha soṇakamaddakkhi , taṃ me akkhāhi pucchito’’.

‘‘Taveva deva vijite, tavevuyyānabhūmiyā;

Ujuvaṃsā mahāsālā, nīlobhāsā manoramā.

‘‘Tiṭṭhanti meghasamānā, rammā aññoññanissitā;

Tesaṃ mūlamhi soṇako, jhāyatī anupādano ;

Upādānesu lokesu, ḍayhamānesu nibbuto.

‘‘Tato ca rājā pāyāsi, senāya caturaṅgiyā;

Kārāpetvā samaṃ maggaṃ, agamā yena soṇako.

‘‘Uyyānabhūmiṃ gantvāna, vicaranto brahāvane;

Āsīnaṃ soṇakaṃ dakkhi, ḍayhamānesu nibbutaṃ’’.

‘‘Kapaṇo vatayaṃ bhikkhu, muṇḍo saṅghāṭipāruto;

Amātiko apitiko, rukkhamūlasmi jhāyati’’.

‘‘Imaṃ vākyaṃ nisāmetvā, soṇako etadabravi;

‘Na rāja kapaṇo hoti, dhammaṃ kāyena phassayaṃ .

‘Yo ca dhammaṃ niraṃkatvā , adhammamanuvattati;

Sa rāja kapaṇo hoti, pāpo pāpaparāyano’’’.

‘‘‘Arindamoti me nāmaṃ, kāsirājāti maṃ vidū;

Kacci bhoto sukhasseyyā , idha pattassa soṇaka’’’.

‘‘Sadāpi bhadramadhanassa, anāgārassa bhikkhuno;

Na tesaṃ koṭṭhe openti, na kumbhiṃ na khaḷopiyaṃ ;

Paraniṭṭhitamesānā, tena yāpenti subbatā.

‘‘Dutiyampi bhadramadhanassa, anāgārassa bhikkhuno;

Anavajjapiṇḍo bhottabbo, na ca kocūparodhati.

‘‘Tatiyampi bhadramadhanassa, anāgārassa bhikkhuno;

Nibbuto piṇḍo bhottabbo, na ca kocūparodhati.

‘‘Catutthampi bhadramadhanassa, anāgārassa bhikkhuno;

Muttassa raṭṭhe carato, saṅgo yassa na vijjati.

‘‘Pañcamampi bhadramadhanassa, anāgārassa bhikkhuno;

Nagaramhi ḍayhamānamhi, nāssa kiñci aḍayhatha.

‘‘Chaṭṭhampi bhadramadhanassa, anāgārassa bhikkhuno;

Raṭṭhe vilumpamānamhi , nāssa kiñci ahīratha .

‘‘Sattamampi bhadramadhanassa, anāgārassa bhikkhuno;

Corehi rakkhitaṃ maggaṃ, ye caññe paripanthikā;

Pattacīvaramādāya, sotthiṃ gacchati subbato.

‘‘Aṭṭhamampi bhadramadhanassa, anāgārassa bhikkhuno;

Yaṃ yaṃ disaṃ pakkamati, anapekkhova gacchati’’.

‘‘Bahūpi bhadrā etesaṃ, yo tvaṃ bhikkhu pasaṃsasi;

Ahañca giddho kāmesu, kathaṃ kāhāmi soṇaka.

‘‘Piyā me mānusā kāmā, atho dibyāpi me piyā;

Atha kena nu vaṇṇena, ubho loke labhāmase’’.

‘‘Kāme giddhā kāmaratā, kāmesu adhimucchitā;

Narā pāpāni katvāna, upapajjanti duggatiṃ.

‘‘Ye ca kāme pahantvāna , nikkhantā akutobhayā;

Ekodibhāvādhigatā, na te gacchanti duggatiṃ.

‘‘Upamaṃ te karissāmi, taṃ suṇohi arindama;

Upamāya midhekacce , atthaṃ jānanti paṇḍitā.

‘‘Gaṅgāya kuṇapaṃ disvā, vuyhamānaṃ mahaṇṇave;

Vāyaso samacintesi, appapañño acetaso.

‘‘‘Yānañca vatidaṃ laddhaṃ, bhakkho cāyaṃ anappako’;

Tattha rattiṃ tattha divā, tattheva nirato mano.

‘‘Khādaṃ nāgassa maṃsāni, pivaṃ bhāgīrathodakaṃ ;

Sampassaṃ vanacetyāni, na palettha vihaṅgamo.

‘‘Tañca otaraṇī gaṅgā, pamattaṃ kuṇape rataṃ;

Samuddaṃ ajjhagāhāsi , agatī yattha pakkhinaṃ.

‘‘So ca bhakkhaparikkhīṇo, udapatvā vihaṅgamo.

Na pacchato na purato, nuttaraṃ nopi dakkhiṇaṃ.

‘‘Dīpaṃ so najjhagāgañchi , agatī yattha pakkhinaṃ;

So ca tattheva pāpattha, yathā dubbalako tathā.

‘‘Tañca sāmuddikā macchā, kumbhīlā makarā susū;

Pasayhakārā khādiṃsu, phandamānaṃ vipakkhakaṃ .

‘‘Evameva tuvaṃ rāja, ye caññe kāmabhogino;

Giddhā ce na vamissanti, kākapaññāva te vidū.

‘‘Esā te upamā rāja, atthasandassanī katā;

Tvañca paññāyase tena, yadi kāhasi vā na vā.

‘‘Ekavācampi dvivācaṃ, bhaṇeyya anukampako;

Tatuttariṃ na bhāseyya, dāsovayyassa santike’’.

‘‘Idaṃ vatvāna pakkāmi, soṇako amitabuddhimā ;

Vehāse antalikkhasmiṃ, anusāsitvāna khattiyaṃ’’.

‘‘Ko nume rājakattāro, suddā veyyattamāgatā ;

Rajjaṃ niyyādayissāmi, nāhaṃ rajjena matthiko.

‘‘Ajjeva pabbajissāmi, ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve;

Māhaṃ kākova dummedho, kāmānaṃ vasamanvagaṃ’’ .

‘‘Atthi te daharo putto, dīghāvu raṭṭhavaḍḍhano;

Taṃ rajje abhisiñcassu, so no rājā bhavissati’’.

‘‘Khippaṃ kumāramānetha, dīghāvuṃ raṭṭhavaḍḍhanaṃ;

Taṃ rajje abhisiñcissaṃ, so vo rājā bhavissati’’.

‘‘Tato kumāramānesuṃ, dīghāvuṃ raṭṭhavaḍḍhanaṃ;

Taṃ disvā ālapī rājā, ekaputtaṃ manoramaṃ.

‘‘Saṭṭhi gāmasahassāni, paripuṇṇāni sabbaso;

Te putta paṭipajjassu, rajjaṃ niyyādayāmi te.

‘‘Ajjeva pabbajissāmi, ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve;

Māhaṃ kākova dummedho, kāmānaṃ vasamanvagaṃ .

‘‘Saṭṭhi nāgasahassāni, sabbālaṅkārabhūsitā;

Suvaṇṇakacchā mātaṅgā, hemakappanavāsasā.

‘‘Ārūḷhā gāmaṇīyehi, tomaraṅkusapāṇibhi;

Te putta paṭipajjassu, rajjaṃ niyyādayāmi te.

‘‘Ajjeva pabbajissāmi, ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve;

Māhaṃ kākova dummedho, kāmānaṃ vasamanvagaṃ.

‘‘Saṭṭhi assasahassāni, sabbālaṅkārabhūsitā;

Ājānīyāva jātiyā, sindhavā sīghavāhino.

‘‘Ārūḷhā gāmaṇīyehi, illiyācāpadhāribhi ;

Te putta paṭipajjassu, rajjaṃ niyyādayāmi te.

‘‘Ajjeva pabbajissāmi, ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve;

Māhaṃ kākova dummedho, kāmānaṃ vasamanvagaṃ.

‘‘Saṭṭhi rathasahassāni, sannaddhā ussitaddhajā;

Dīpā athopi veyyagghā, sabbālaṅkārabhūsitā.

‘‘Ārūḷhā gāmaṇīyehi, cāpahatthehi vammibhi;

Te putta paṭipajjassu, rajjaṃ niyyādayāmi te.

‘‘Ajjeva pabbajissāmi, ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve;

Māhaṃ kākova dummedho, kāmānaṃ vasamanvagaṃ.

‘‘Saṭṭhi dhenusahassāni, rohaññā puṅgavūsabhā;

Tā putta paṭipajjassu, rajjaṃ niyyādayāmi te.

‘‘Ajjeva pabbajissāmi, ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve;

Māhaṃ kākova dummedho, kāmānaṃ vasamanvagaṃ.

‘‘Soḷasitthisahassāni, sabbālaṅkārabhūsitā;

Vicitravatthābharaṇā, āmuttamaṇikuṇḍalā;

Tā putta paṭipajjassu, rajjaṃ niyyādayāmi te.

‘‘Ajjeva pabbajissāmi, ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve;

Māhaṃ kākova dummedho, kāmānaṃ vasamanvagaṃ’’.

‘‘Daharasseva me tāta, mātā matāti me sutaṃ;

Tayā vinā ahaṃ tāta, jīvitumpi na ussahe.

‘‘Yathā āraññakaṃ nāgaṃ, poto anveti pacchato;

Jessantaṃ giriduggesu, samesu visamesu ca.

‘‘Evaṃ taṃ anugacchāmi, puttamādāya pacchato;

Subharo te bhavissāmi, na te hessāmi dubbharo’’.

‘‘Yathā sāmuddikaṃ nāvaṃ, vāṇijānaṃ dhanesinaṃ;

Vohāro tattha gaṇheyya, vāṇijā byasanī siyā.

‘‘Evamevāyaṃ puttakali , antarāyakaro mama ;

Imaṃ kumāraṃ pāpetha, pāsādaṃ rativaḍḍhanaṃ.

‘‘Tattha kambusahatthāyo, yathā sakkaṃva accharā;

Tā naṃ tattha ramessanti , tāhi ceso ramissati.

‘‘Tato kumāraṃ pāpesuṃ, pāsādaṃ rativaḍḍhanaṃ;

Taṃ disvā avacuṃ kaññā, dīghāvuṃ raṭṭhavaḍḍhanaṃ.

‘‘Devatā nusi gandhabbo, adu sakko purindado;

Ko vā tvaṃ kassa vā putto, kathaṃ jānemu taṃ mayaṃ’’.

‘‘Namhi devo na gandhabbo, nāpi sakko purindado;

Kāsirañño ahaṃ putto, dīghāvu raṭṭhavaḍḍhano;

Mamaṃ bharatha bhaddaṃ vo , ahaṃ bhattā bhavāmi vo’’.

‘‘Taṃ tattha avacuṃ kaññā, dīghāvuṃ raṭṭhavaḍḍhanaṃ;

‘Kuhiṃ rājā anuppatto, ito rājā kuhiṃ gato’’’.

‘‘Paṅkaṃ rājā atikkanto, thale rājā patiṭṭhito;

Akaṇṭakaṃ agahanaṃ, paṭipanno mahāpathaṃ.

‘‘Ahañca paṭipannosmi, maggaṃ duggatigāminaṃ;

Sakaṇṭakaṃ sagahanaṃ, yena gacchanti duggatiṃ’’.

‘‘Tassa te svāgataṃ rāja, sīhasseva giribbajaṃ;

Anusāsa mahārāja, tvaṃ no sabbāsamissaro’’ti.

‘‘Disvā nisinnaṃ rājānaṃ, brahmadattaṃ rathesabhaṃ;

Athassa paṭivedesi, yassāsi anukampako.

‘‘Saṃkiccāyaṃ anuppatto, isīnaṃ sādhusammato;

Taramānarūpo niyyāhi, khippaṃ passa mahesinaṃ.

‘‘Tato ca rājā taramāno, yuttamāruyha sandanaṃ;

Mittāmaccaparibyūḷho , agamāsi rathesabho.

‘‘Nikkhippa pañca kakudhāni, kāsīnaṃ raṭṭhavaḍḍhano;

Vāḷabījani muṇhīsaṃ, khaggaṃ chattañcupāhanaṃ;

‘‘Oruyha rājā yānamhā, ṭhapayitvā paṭicchadaṃ;

Āsīnaṃ dāyapassasmiṃ, saṃkiccamupasaṅkami.

‘‘Upasaṅkamitvā so rājā, sammodi isinā saha;

Taṃ kathaṃ vītisāretvā, ekamantaṃ upāvisi.

‘‘Ekamantaṃ nisinnova, atha kālaṃ amaññatha;

Tato pāpāni kammāni, pucchituṃ paṭipajjatha.

‘‘Isiṃ pucchāma saṃkiccaṃ, isīnaṃ sādhusammataṃ;

Āsīnaṃ dāyapassasmiṃ, isisaṅghapurakkhataṃ .

‘‘Kaṃ gatiṃ pecca gacchanti, narā dhammāticārino;

Aticiṇṇo mayā dhammo, taṃ me akkhāhi pucchito.

‘‘Isī avaca saṃkicco, kāsīnaṃ raṭṭhavaḍḍhanaṃ;

Āsīnaṃ dāyapassasmiṃ, mahārāja suṇohi me.

‘‘Uppathena vajantassa, yo maggamanusāsati;

Tassa ce vacanaṃ kayirā, nāssa maggeyya kaṇṭako.

‘‘Adhammaṃ paṭipannassa, yo dhammamanusāsati;

Tassa ce vacanaṃ kayirā, na so gaccheyya duggatiṃ.

‘‘Dhammo patho mahārāja, adhammo pana uppatho;

Adhammo nirayaṃ neti, dhammo pāpeti suggatiṃ.

‘‘Adhammacārino rāja, narā visamajīvino;

Yaṃ gatiṃ pecca gacchanti, niraye te suṇohi me.

‘‘Sañjīvo kāḷasutto ca, saṅghāto dve ca roruvā;

Athāparo mahāvīci, tāpano ca patāpano.

‘‘Iccete aṭṭha nirayā, akkhātā duratikkamā;

Ākiṇṇā luddakammehi, paccekā soḷasussadā.

‘‘Kadariyatāpanā ghorā, accimanto mahabbhayā;

Lomahaṃsanarūpā ca, bhesmā paṭibhayā dukhā.

‘‘Catukkaṇṇā catudvārā, vibhattā bhāgaso mitā;

Ayopākārapariyantā, ayasā paṭikujjitā.

‘‘Tesaṃ ayomayā bhūmi, jalitā tejasā yutā;

Samantā yojanasataṃ, phuṭā tiṭṭhanti sabbadā.

‘‘Ete patanti niraye, uddhaṃpādā avaṃsirā;

Isīnaṃ ativattāro, saññatānaṃ tapassinaṃ.

‘‘Te bhūnahuno paccanti, macchā bilakatā yathā;

Saṃvacchare asaṅkheyye, narā kibbisakārino.

‘‘Ḍayhamānena gattena, niccaṃ santarabāhiraṃ;

Nirayā nādhigacchanti, dvāraṃ nikkhamanesino.

‘‘Puratthimena dhāvanti, tato dhāvanti pacchato;

Uttarenapi dhāvanti, tato dhāvanti dakkhiṇaṃ;

Yaṃ yañhi dvāraṃ gacchanti, taṃ tadeva pidhīyare .

‘‘Bahūni vassasahassāni, janā nirayagāmino;

Bāhā paggayha kandanti, patvā dukkhaṃ anappakaṃ.

‘‘Āsīvisaṃva kupitaṃ, tejassiṃ duratikkamaṃ;

Na sādhurūpe āsīde, saññatānaṃ tapassinaṃ.

‘‘Atikāyo mahissāso, ajjuno kekakādhipo;

Sahassabāhu ucchinno, isimāsajja gotamaṃ.

‘‘Arajaṃ rajasā vacchaṃ, kisaṃ avakiriya daṇḍakī;

Tālova mūlato chinno, sa rājā vibhavaṅgato.

‘‘Upahacca manaṃ majjho , mātaṅgasmiṃ yasassine;

Sapārisajjo ucchinno, majjhāraññaṃ tadā ahu.

‘‘Kaṇhadīpāyanāsajja, isiṃ andhakaveṇḍayo ;

Aññoññaṃ musalā hantvā, sampattā yamasādhanaṃ .

‘‘Athāyaṃ isinā satto, antalikkhacaro pure;

Pāvekkhi pathaviṃ cecco, hīnatto pattapariyāyaṃ.

‘‘Tasmā hi chandāgamanaṃ, nappasaṃsanti paṇḍitā;

Aduṭṭhacitto bhāseyya, giraṃ saccūpasaṃhitaṃ.

‘‘Manasā ce paduṭṭhena, yo naro pekkhate muniṃ;

Vijjācaraṇasampannaṃ, gantā so nirayaṃ adho.

‘‘Ye vuḍḍhe paribhāsanti, pharusūpakkamā janā;

Anapaccā adāyādā, tālavatthu bhavanti te.

‘‘Yo ca pabbajitaṃ hanti, katakiccaṃ mahesinaṃ;

Sa kāḷasutte niraye, cirarattāya paccati.

‘‘Yo ca rājā adhammaṭṭho, raṭṭhaviddhaṃsano mago ;

Tāpayitvā janapadaṃ, tāpane pecca paccati.

‘‘So ca vassasahassāni , sataṃ dibbāni paccati;

Accisaṅghapareto so, dukkhaṃ vedeti vedanaṃ.

‘‘Tassa aggisikhā kāyā, niccharanti pabhassarā;

Tejobhakkhassa gattāni, lomehi ca nakhehi ca.

‘‘Ḍayhamānena gattena, niccaṃ santarabāhiraṃ;

Dukkhābhitunno nadati, nāgo tuttaṭṭito yathā.

‘‘Yo lobhā pitaraṃ hanti, dosā vā purisādhamo;

Sa kāḷasutte niraye, cirarattāya paccati.

‘‘Sa tādiso paccati lohakumbhiyaṃ, pakkañca sattīhi hananti nittacaṃ;

Andhaṃ karitvā muttakarīsabhakkhaṃ, khāre nimujjanti tathāvidhaṃ naraṃ.

‘‘Tattaṃ pakkuthitamayoguḷañca , dīghe ca phāle cirarattatāpite;

Vikkhambhamādāya vibandha rajjubhi, vivaṭe mukhe sampavisanti rakkhasā.

‘‘Sāmā ca soṇā sabalā ca gijjhā, kākoḷasaṅghā ca dijā ayomukhā;

Saṅgamma khādanti vipphandamānaṃ, jivhaṃ vibhajja vighāsaṃ salohitaṃ.

‘‘Taṃ daḍḍhatālaṃ paribhinnagattaṃ, nippothayantā anuvicaranti rakkhasā;

Ratī hi nesaṃ dukhino panītare, etādisasmiṃ niraye vasanti;

Ye keci loke idha pettighātino.

‘‘Putto ca mātaraṃ hantvā, ito gantvā yamakkhayaṃ;

Bhusamāpajjate dukkhaṃ, attakammaphalūpago.

‘‘Amanussā atibalā, hantāraṃ janayantiyā;

Ayomayehi vāḷehi , pīḷayanti punappunaṃ.

‘‘Tamassavaṃ sakā gattā, ruhiraṃ attasambhavaṃ;

Tambalohavilīnaṃva, tattaṃ pāyenti mattighaṃ .

‘‘Jigucchaṃ kuṇapaṃ pūtiṃ, duggandhaṃ gūthakaddamaṃ;

Pubbalohitasaṅkāsaṃ, rahadamogayha tiṭṭhati.

‘‘Tamenaṃ kimayo tattha, atikāyā ayomukhā;

Chaviṃ bhetvāna khādanti, saṃgiddhā maṃsalohite.

‘‘So ca taṃ nirayaṃ patto, nimuggo sataporisaṃ;

Pūtikaṃ kuṇapaṃ vāti, samantā satayojanaṃ.

‘‘Cakkhumāpi hi cakkhūhi, tena gandhena jīyati;

Etādisaṃ brahmadatta, mātugho labhate dukhaṃ.

‘‘Khuradhāramanukkamma, tikkhaṃ durabhisambhavaṃ;

Patanti gabbhapātiyo , duggaṃ vetaraṇiṃ nadiṃ.

‘‘Ayomayā simbaliyo, soḷasaṅgulakaṇṭakā;

Ubhato abhilambanti, duggaṃ vetaraṇiṃ nadiṃ.

‘‘Te accimanto tiṭṭhanti, aggikkhandhāva ārakā;

Ādittā jātavedena, uddhaṃ yojanamuggatā.

‘‘Ete vajanti niraye, tatte tikhiṇakaṇṭake;

Nāriyo ca aticārā , narā ca paradāragū.

‘‘Te patanti adhokkhandhā, vivattā vihatā puthū;

Sayanti vinividdhaṅgā, dīghaṃ jagganti sabbadā .

‘‘Tato ratyā vivasāne , mahatiṃ pabbatūpamaṃ;

Lohakumbhiṃ pavajjanti, tattaṃ aggisamūdakaṃ.

‘‘Evaṃ divā ca ratto ca, dussīlā mohapārutā;

Anubhonti sakaṃ kammaṃ, pubbe dukkaṭamattano.

‘‘Yā ca bhariyā dhanakkītā, sāmikaṃ atimaññati;

Sassuṃ vā sasuraṃ vāpi, jeṭṭhaṃ vāpi nanandaraṃ .

‘‘Tassā vaṅkena jivhaggaṃ, nibbahanti sabandhanaṃ;

Sa byāmamattaṃ kiminaṃ, jivhaṃ passati attani ;

Viññāpetuṃ na sakkoti, tāpane pecca paccati.

‘‘Orabbhikā sūkarikā, macchikā migabandhakā;

Corā goghātakā luddā, avaṇṇe vaṇṇakārakā.

‘‘Sattīhi lohakūṭehi, nettiṃsehi usūhi ca;

Haññamānā khāranadiṃ, papatanti avaṃsirā.

‘‘Sāyaṃ pāto kūṭakārī, ayokūṭehi haññati;

Tato vantaṃ durattānaṃ, paresaṃ bhuñjare sadā.

‘‘Dhaṅkā bheraṇḍakā gijjhā, kākoḷā ca ayomukhā;

Vipphandamānaṃ khādanti, naraṃ kibbisakārakaṃ .

‘‘Ye migena migaṃ hanti, pakkhiṃ vā pana pakkhinā;

Asanto rajasā channā, gantā te nirayussadaṃ .

‘‘Santo ca uddhaṃ gacchanti, suciṇṇenidha kammunā;

Suciṇṇassa phalaṃ passa, saindā devā sabrahmakā.

‘‘Taṃ taṃ brūmi mahārāja, dhammaṃ raṭṭhapatī cara;

Tathā rāja carāhi dhammaṃ, yathā taṃ suciṇṇaṃ nānutappeyya pacchā’’ti.