1. Cittalatāvimānavatthu
‘‘Yathā vanaṃ cittalataṃ pabhāsati, uyyānaseṭṭhaṃ tidasānamuttamaṃ;
Tathūpamaṃ tuyhamidaṃ vimānaṃ, obhāsayaṃ tiṭṭhati antalikkhe.
‘‘Deviddhipattosi mahānubhāvo, manussabhūto kimakāsi puññaṃ;
Kenāsi evaṃ jalitānubhāvo, vaṇṇo ca te sabbadisā pabhāsatī’’ti.
So devaputto attamano…pe… yassa kammassidaṃ phalaṃ.
‘‘Ahaṃ manussesu manussabhūto, daliddo atāṇo kapaṇo kammakaro ahosiṃ;
Jiṇṇe ca mātāpitaro abhāriṃ , piyā ca me sīlavanto ahesuṃ;
Annañca pānañca pasannacitto, sakkacca dānaṃ vipulaṃ adāsi.
‘‘Tena metādiso vaṇṇo…pe… vaṇṇo ca me sabbadisā pabhāsatī’’ti.
Cittalatāvimānaṃ paṭhamaṃ.
2. Nandanavimānavatthu
‘‘Yathā vanaṃ nandanaṃ pabhāsati, uyyānaseṭṭhaṃ tidasānamuttamaṃ;
Tathūpamaṃ tuyhamidaṃ vimānaṃ, obhāsayaṃ tiṭṭhati antalikkhe.
‘‘Deviddhipattosi mahānubhāvo, manussabhūto kimakāsi puññaṃ;
Kenāsi evaṃ jalitānubhāvo, vaṇṇo ca te sabbadisā pabhāsatī’’ti.
So devaputto attamano…pe… yassa kammassidaṃ phalaṃ.
‘‘Ahaṃ manussesu manussabhūto, daliddo atāṇo kapaṇo kammakaro ahosiṃ;
Jiṇṇe ca mātāpitaro abhāriṃ, piyā ca me sīlavanto ahesuṃ;
Annañca pānañca pasannacitto, sakkacca dānaṃ vipulaṃ adāsiṃ.
‘‘Tena metādiso vaṇṇo…pe… vaṇṇo ca me sabbadisā pabhāsatī’’ti.
Nandanavimānaṃ dutiyaṃ.
3. Maṇithūṇavimānavatthu
‘‘Uccamidaṃ maṇithūṇaṃ vimānaṃ, samantato dvādasa yojanāni;
Kūṭāgārā sattasatā uḷārā, veḷuriyathambhā rucakatthatā subhā.
‘‘Tatthacchasi pivasi khādasi ca, dibbā ca vīṇā pavadanti vagguṃ;
Dibbā rasā kāmaguṇettha pañca, nāriyo ca naccanti suvaṇṇachannā.
‘‘Kena tetādiso vaṇṇo…pe…vaṇṇo ca te sabbadisā pabhāsatī’’ti.
So devaputto attamano…pe…yassa kammassidaṃ phalaṃ.
‘‘Ahaṃ manussesu manussabhūto, vivane pathe saṅkamanaṃ akāsiṃ;
Ārāmarukkhāni ca ropayissaṃ, piyā ca me sīlavanto ahesuṃ;
Annañca pānañca pasannacitto, sakkacca dānaṃ vipulaṃ adāsiṃ.
‘‘Tena metādiso vaṇṇo…pe… vaṇṇo ca me sabbadisā pabhāsatī’’ti.
Maṇithūṇavimānaṃ tatiyaṃ.
4. Suvaṇṇavimānavatthu
‘‘Sovaṇṇamaye pabbatasmiṃ, vimānaṃ sabbatopabhaṃ;
Hemajālapaṭicchannaṃ , kiṅkiṇi jālakappitaṃ.
‘‘Aṭṭhaṃsā sukatā thambhā, sabbe veḷuriyāmayā;
Ekamekāya aṃsiyā, ratanā satta nimmitā.
‘‘Veḷuriyasuvaṇṇassa, phalikā rūpiyassa ca;
Masāragallamuttāhi, lohitaṅgamaṇīhi ca.
‘‘Citrā manoramā bhūmi, na tatthuddhaṃsatī rajo;
Gopāṇasīgaṇā pītā, kūṭaṃ dhārenti nimmitā.
‘‘Sopāṇāni ca cattāri, nimmitā caturo disā;
Nānāratanagabbhehi, ādiccova virocati.
‘‘Vediyā catasso tattha, vibhattā bhāgaso mitā;
Daddallamānā ābhanti, samantā caturo disā.
‘‘Tasmiṃ vimāne pavare, devaputto mahappabho;
Atirocasi vaṇṇena, udayantova bhāṇumā.
‘‘Dānassa te idaṃ phalaṃ, atho sīlassa vā pana;
Atho añjalikammassa, taṃ me akkhāhi pucchito’’.
So devaputto attamano…pe… yassa kammassidaṃ phalaṃ.
‘‘Ahaṃ andhakavindasmiṃ, buddhassādiccabandhuno;
Vihāraṃ satthu kāresiṃ, pasanno sehi pāṇibhi.
‘‘Tattha gandhañca mālañca, paccayañca vilepanaṃ;
Vihāraṃ satthu adāsiṃ, vippasannena cetasā;
Tena mayhaṃ idaṃ laddhaṃ, vasaṃ vattemi nandane.
‘‘Nandane ca vane ramme, nānādijagaṇāyute;
Ramāmi naccagītehi, accharāhi purakkhato’’ti.
Suvaṇṇavimānaṃ catutthaṃ.
5. Ambavimānavatthu
‘‘Uccamidaṃ maṇithūṇaṃ vimānaṃ, samantato dvādasa yojanāni;
Kūṭāgārā sattasatā uḷārā, veḷuriyathambhā rucakatthatā subhā.
‘‘Tatthacchasi pivasi khādasi ca, dibbā ca vīṇā pavadanti vagguṃ;
Dibbā rasā kāmaguṇettha pañca, nāriyo ca naccanti suvaṇṇachannā.
‘‘Kena tetādiso vaṇṇo…pe… vaṇṇo ca te sabbadisā pabhāsatī’’ti.
So devaputto attamano…pe… yassa kammassidaṃ phalaṃ.
‘‘Gimhānaṃ pacchime māse, patapante divaṅkare;
Paresaṃ bhatako poso, ambārāmamasiñcati.
‘‘Atha tenāgamā bhikkhu, sāriputtoti vissuto;
Kilantarūpo kāyena, akilantova cetasā.
‘‘Tañca disvāna āyantaṃ, avocaṃ ambasiñcako;
Sādhu taṃ bhante nhāpeyyaṃ, yaṃ mamassa sukhāvahaṃ.
‘‘Tassa me anukampāya, nikkhipi pattacīvaraṃ;
Nisīdi rukkhamūlasmiṃ, chāyāya ekacīvaro.
‘‘Tañca acchena vārinā, pasannamānaso naro;
Nhāpayī rukkhamūlasmiṃ, chāyāya ekacīvaraṃ.
‘‘Ambo ca sitto samaṇo ca nhāpito, mayā ca puññaṃ pasutaṃ anappakaṃ;
Iti so pītiyā kāyaṃ, sabbaṃ pharati attano.
‘‘Tadeva ettakaṃ kammaṃ, akāsiṃ tāya jātiyā;
Pahāya mānusaṃ dehaṃ, upapannomhi nandanaṃ.
‘‘Nandane ca vane ramme, nānādijagaṇāyute;
Ramāmi naccagītehi, accharāhi purakkhato’’ti.
Ambavimānaṃ pañcamaṃ.
6. Gopālavimānavatthu
‘‘Disvāna devaṃ paṭipucchi bhikkhu, ucce vimānamhi ciraṭṭhitike;
Āmuttahatthābharaṇaṃ yasassiṃ , dibbe vimānamhi yathāpi candimā.
‘‘Alaṅkato malyadharo suvattho, sukuṇḍalī kappitakesamassu;
Āmuttahatthābharaṇo yasassī, dibbe vimānamhi yathāpi candimā.
‘‘Dibbā ca vīṇā pavadanti vagguṃ, aṭṭhaṭṭhakā sikkhitā sādhurūpā;
Dibbā ca kaññā tidasacarā uḷārā, naccanti gāyanti pamodayanti.
‘‘Deviddhipattosi mahānubhāvo, manussabhūto kimakāsi puññaṃ;
Kenāsi evaṃ jalitānubhāvo, vaṇṇo ca te sabbadisā pabhāsatī’’ti.
So devaputto attamano…pe… yassa kammassidaṃ phalaṃ.
‘‘Ahaṃ manussesu manussabhūto, saṅgamma rakkhissaṃ paresaṃ dhenuyo;
Tato ca āgā samaṇo mamantike gāvo ca māse agamaṃsu khādituṃ.
‘‘Dvayajja kiccaṃ ubhayañca kāriyaṃ, iccevahaṃ bhante tadā vicintayiṃ;
Tato ca saññaṃ paṭiladdhayoniso, dadāmi bhanteti khipiṃ anantakaṃ.
‘‘So māsakhettaṃ turito avāsariṃ, purā ayaṃ bhañjati yassidaṃ dhanaṃ;
Tato ca kaṇho urago mahāviso, aḍaṃsi pāde turitassa me sato.
‘‘Svāhaṃ aṭṭomhi dukkhena pīḷito, bhikkhu ca taṃ sāmaṃ muñcitvānantakaṃ ;
Ahāsi kummāsaṃ mamānukampayā , tato cuto kālakatomhi devatā.
‘‘Tadeva kammaṃ kusalaṃ kataṃ mayā, sukhañca kammaṃ anubhomi attanā;
Tayā hi bhante anukampito bhusaṃ, kataññutāya abhipādayāmi taṃ.
‘‘Sadevake loke samārake ca, añño muni natthi tayānukampako;
Tayā hi bhante anukampito bhusaṃ, kataññutāya abhivādayāmi taṃ.
‘‘Imasmiṃ loke parasmiṃ vā pana, añño munī natthi tayānukampako;
Tayā hi bhante anukampito bhusaṃ, kataññutāya abhivādayāmi ta’’nti.
Gopālavimānaṃ chaṭṭhaṃ.
7. Kaṇḍakavimānavatthu
‘‘Puṇṇamāse yathā cando, nakkhattaparivārito;
Samantā anupariyāti, tārakādhipatī sasī.
‘‘Tathūpamaṃ idaṃ byamhaṃ, dibbaṃ devapuramhi ca;
Atirocati vaṇṇena, udayantova raṃsimā.
‘‘Veḷuriyasuvaṇṇassa, phalikā rūpiyassa ca;
Masāragallamuttāhi, lohitaṅgamaṇīhi ca.
‘‘Citrā manoramā bhūmi, veḷūriyassa santhatā;
Kūṭāgārā subhā rammā, pāsādo te sumāpito.
‘‘Rammā ca te pokkharaṇī, puthulomanisevitā;
Acchodakā vippasannā, sovaṇṇavālukasanthatā.
‘‘Nānāpadumasañchannā, puṇḍarīkasamotatā ;
Surabhiṃ sampavāyanti, manuññā māluteritā.
‘‘Tassā te ubhato passe, vanagumbā sumāpitā;
Upetā puppharukkhehi, phalarukkhehi cūbhayaṃ.
‘‘Sovaṇṇapāde pallaṅke, muduke goṇakatthate ;
Nisinnaṃ devarājaṃva, upatiṭṭhanti accharā.
‘‘Sabbābharaṇasañchannā, nānāmālāvibhūsitā;
Ramenti taṃ mahiddhikaṃ, vasavattīva modasi.
‘‘Bherisaṅkhamudiṅgāhi, vīṇāhi paṇavehi ca;
Ramasi ratisampanno, naccagīte suvādite.
‘‘Dibbā te vividhā rūpā, dibbā saddā atho rasā;
Gandhā ca te adhippetā, phoṭṭhabbā ca manoramā.
‘‘Tasmiṃ vimāne pavare, devaputta mahappabho;
Atirocasi vaṇṇena, udayantova bhāṇumā.
‘‘Dānassa te idaṃ phalaṃ, atho sīlassa vā pana;
Atho añjalikammassa, taṃ me akkhāhi pucchito’’.
So devaputto attamano…pe… yassa kammassidaṃ phalaṃ.
‘‘Ahaṃ kapilavatthusmiṃ, sākiyānaṃ puruttame;
Suddhodanassa puttassa, kaṇḍako sahajo ahaṃ.
‘‘Yadā so aḍḍharattāyaṃ, bodhāya mabhinikkhami;
So maṃ mudūhi pāṇīhi, jāli tambanakhehi ca.
‘‘Satthiṃ ākoṭayitvāna, vaha sammāti cabravi;
Ahaṃ lokaṃ tārayissaṃ, patto sambodhimuttamaṃ.
‘‘Taṃ me giraṃ suṇantassa, hāso me vipulo ahu;
Udaggacitto sumano, abhisīsiṃ tadā ahaṃ.
‘‘Abhirūḷhañca maṃ ñatvā, sakyaputtaṃ mahāyasaṃ;
Udaggacitto mudito, vahissaṃ purisuttamaṃ.
‘‘Paresaṃ vijitaṃ gantvā, uggatasmiṃ divākare ;
Mamaṃ channañca ohāya, anapekkho so apakkami.
‘‘Tassa tambanakhe pāde, jivhāya parilehisaṃ;
Gacchantañca mahāvīraṃ, rudamāno udikkhisaṃ.
‘‘Adassanenahaṃ tassa, sakyaputtassa sirīmato;
Alatthaṃ garukābādhaṃ, khippaṃ me maraṇaṃ ahu.
‘‘Tasseva ānubhāvena, vimānaṃ āvasāmidaṃ;
Sabbakāmaguṇopetaṃ, dibbaṃ devapuramhi ca.
‘‘Yañca me ahuvā hāso, saddaṃ sutvāna bodhiyā;
Teneva kusalamūlena, phusissaṃ āsavakkhayaṃ.
‘‘Sace hi bhante gaccheyyāsi, satthu buddhassa santike;
Mamāpi naṃ vacanena, sirasā vajjāsi vandanaṃ.
‘‘Ahampi daṭṭhuṃ gacchissaṃ, jinaṃ appaṭipuggalaṃ;
Dullabhaṃ dassanaṃ hoti, lokanāthāna tādina’’nti.
So kataññū katavedī, satthāraṃ upasaṅkami;
Sutvā giraṃ cakkhumato, dhammacakkhuṃ visodhayi.
Visodhetvā diṭṭhigataṃ, vicikicchaṃ vatāni ca;
Vanditvā satthuno pāde, tatthevantaradhāyathāti .
Kaṇḍakavimānaṃ sattamaṃ.
8. Anekavaṇṇavimānavatthu
‘‘Anekavaṇṇaṃ darasokanāsanaṃ, vimānamāruyha anekacittaṃ;
Parivārito accharāsaṅgaṇena, sunimmito bhūtapatīva modasi.
‘‘Samassamo natthi kuto panuttaro , yasena puññena ca iddhiyā ca;
Sabbe ca devā tidasagaṇā samecca, taṃ taṃ namassanti sasiṃva devā;
Imā ca te accharāyo samantato, naccanti gāyanti pamodayanti.
‘‘Deviddhipattosi mahānubhāvo, manussabhūto kimakāsi puññaṃ;
Kenāsi evaṃ jalitānubhāvo, vaṇṇo ca te sabbadisā pabhāsatī’’ti.
So devaputto attamano…pe… yassa kammassidaṃ phalaṃ.
‘‘Ahaṃ bhadante ahuvāsi pubbe, sumedhanāmassa jinassa sāvako;
Puthujjano ananubodhohamasmi , so satta vassāni paribbajissahaṃ .
‘‘Sohaṃ sumedhassa jinassa satthuno, parinibbutassoghatiṇṇassa tādino;
Ratanuccayaṃ hemajālena channaṃ, vanditvā thūpasmiṃ manaṃ pasādayiṃ.
‘‘Na māsi dānaṃ na ca matthi dātuṃ, pare ca kho tattha samādapesiṃ;
Pūjetha naṃ pūjanīyassa dhātuṃ, evaṃ kira saggamito gamissatha.
‘‘Tadeva kammaṃ kusalaṃ kataṃ mayā, sukhañca dibbaṃ anubhomi attanā;
Modāmahaṃ tidasagaṇassa majjhe, na tassa puññassa khayampi ajjhaga’’nti.
Anekavaṇṇavimānaṃ aṭṭhamaṃ.
9. Maṭṭhakuṇḍalīvimānavatthu
‘‘Alaṅkato maṭṭhakuṇḍalī , māladhārī haricandanussado;
Bāhā paggayha kandasi, vanamajjhe kiṃ dukkhito tuva’’nti.
‘‘Sovaṇṇamayo pabhassaro, uppanno rathapañjaro mama;
Tassa cakkayugaṃ na vindāmi, tena dukkhena jahāmi jīvita’’nti.
‘‘Sovaṇṇamayaṃ maṇimayaṃ, lohitakamayaṃ atha rūpiyamayaṃ;
Ācikkha me bhaddamāṇava, cakkayugaṃ paṭipādayāmi te’’ti.
So māṇavo tassa pāvadi, ‘‘candimasūriyā ubhayettha dissare;
Sovaṇṇamayo ratho mama, tena cakkayugena sobhatī’’ti.
‘‘Bālo kho tvaṃ asi māṇava, yo tvaṃ patthayase apatthiyaṃ;
Maññāmi tuvaṃ marissasi, na hi tvaṃ lacchasi candimasūriye’’ti.
‘‘Gamanāgamanampi dissati, vaṇṇadhātu ubhayattha vīthiyā;
Peto kālakato na dissati, ko nidha kandataṃ bālyataro’’ti.
‘‘Saccaṃ kho vadesi māṇava, ahameva kandataṃ bālyataro;
Candaṃ viya dārako rudaṃ, petaṃ kālakatābhipatthayi’’nti.
‘‘Ādittaṃ vata maṃ santaṃ, ghatasittaṃva pāvakaṃ;
Vārinā viya osiñcaṃ, sabbaṃ nibbāpaye daraṃ.
‘‘Abbahī vata me sallaṃ, sokaṃ hadayanissitaṃ;
Yo me sokaparetassa, puttasokaṃ apānudi.
‘‘Svāhaṃ abbūḷhasallosmi, sītibhūtosmi nibbuto;
Na socāmi na rodāmi, vata sutvāna māṇavāti.
‘‘Devatā nusi gandhabbo, adu sakko purindado;
Ko vā tvaṃ kassa vā putto, kathaṃ jānemu taṃ maya’’nti.
‘‘Yañca kandasi yañca rodasi, puttaṃ āḷāhane sayaṃ dahitvā;
Svāhaṃ kusalaṃ karitvā kammaṃ, tidasānaṃ sahabyataṃ gato’’ti .
‘‘Appaṃ vā bahuṃ vā nāddasāma, dānaṃ dadantassa sake agāre;
Uposathakammaṃ vā tādisaṃ, kena kammena gatosi devaloka’’nti.
‘‘Ābādhikohaṃ dukkhito gilāno, āturarūpomhi sake nivesane;
Buddhaṃ vigatarajaṃ vitiṇṇakaṅkhaṃ, addakkhiṃ sugataṃ anomapaññaṃ.
‘‘Svāhaṃ muditamano pasannacitto, añjaliṃ akariṃ tathāgatassa;
Tāhaṃ kusalaṃ karitvāna kammaṃ, tidasānaṃ sahabyataṃ gato’’ti.
‘‘Acchariyaṃ vata abbhutaṃ vata, añjalikammassa ayamīdiso vipāko;
Ahampi muditamano pasannacitto, ajjeva buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ vajāmī’’ti.
‘‘Ajjeva buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ vajāhi, dhammañca saṅghañca pasannacitto;
Tatheva sikkhāya padāni pañca, akhaṇḍaphullāni samādiyassu.
‘‘Pāṇātipātā viramassu khippaṃ, loke adinnaṃ parivajjayassu;
Amajjapo mā ca musā bhaṇāhi, sakena dārena ca hohi tuṭṭho’’ti.
‘‘Atthakāmosi me yakkha, hitakāmosi devate;
Karomi tuyhaṃ vacanaṃ, tvaṃsi ācariyo mamāti.
‘‘Upemi saraṇaṃ buddhaṃ, dhammañcāpi anuttaraṃ;
Saṅghañca naradevassa, gacchāmi saraṇaṃ ahaṃ.
‘‘Pāṇātipātā viramāmi khippaṃ, loke adinnaṃ parivajjayāmi;
Amajjapo no ca musā bhaṇāmi, sakena dārena ca homi tuṭṭho’’ti.
Maṭṭhakuṇḍalīvimānaṃ navamaṃ.
10. Serīsakavimānavatthu
Suṇotha yakkhassa ca vāṇijāna ca, samāgamo yattha tadā ahosi;
Yathā kathaṃ itaritarena cāpi, subhāsitaṃ tañca suṇātha sabbe.
‘‘Yo so ahu rājā pāyāsi nāma , bhummānaṃ sahabyagato yasassī;
So modamānova sake vimāne, amānuso mānuse ajjhabhāsīti.
‘‘Vaṅke araññe amanussaṭṭhāne, kantāre appodake appabhakkhe;
Suduggame vaṇṇupathassa majjhe, vaṅkaṃ bhayā naṭṭhamanā manussā.
‘‘Nayidha phalā mūlamayā ca santi, upādānaṃ natthi kutodha bhakkho;
Aññatra paṃsūhi ca vālukāhi ca, tatāhi uṇhāhi ca dāruṇāhi ca.
‘‘Ujjaṅgalaṃ tattamivaṃ kapālaṃ, anāyasaṃ paralokena tulyaṃ;
Luddānamāvāsamidaṃ purāṇaṃ, bhūmippadeso abhisattarūpo.
‘‘Atha tumhe kena vaṇṇena, kimāsamānā imaṃ padesaṃ hi;
Anupaviṭṭhā sahasā samecca, lobhā bhayā atha vā sampamūḷhā’’ti.
‘‘Magadhesu aṅgesu ca satthavāhā, āropayitvā paṇiyaṃ puthuttaṃ;
Te yāmase sindhusovīrabhūmiṃ, dhanatthikā uddayaṃ patthayānā.
‘‘Divā pipāsaṃ nadhivāsayantā, yoggānukampañca samekkhamānā,
Etena vegena āyāma sabbe , rattiṃ maggaṃ paṭipannā vikāle.
‘‘Te duppayātā aparaddhamaggā, andhākulā vippanaṭṭhā araññe;
Suduggame vaṇṇupathassa majjhe, disaṃ na jānāma pamūḷhacittā.
‘‘Idañca disvāna adiṭṭhapubbaṃ, vimānaseṭṭhañca tavañca yakkha;
Tatuttariṃ jīvitamāsamānā, disvā patītā sumanā udaggā’’ti.
‘‘Pāraṃ samuddassa imañca vaṇṇuṃ , vettācaraṃ saṅkupathañca maggaṃ;
Nadiyo pana pabbatānañca duggā, puthuddisā gacchatha bhogahetu.
‘‘Pakkhandiyāna vijitaṃ paresaṃ, verajjake mānuse pekkhamānā;
Yaṃ vo sutaṃ vā atha vāpi diṭṭhaṃ, accherakaṃ taṃ vo suṇoma tātā’’ti.
‘‘Itopi accherataraṃ kumāra, na to sutaṃ vā atha vāpi diṭṭhaṃ;
Atītamānussakameva sabbaṃ, disvāna tappāma anomavaṇṇaṃ.
‘‘Vehāyasaṃ pokkharañño savanti, pahūtamalyā bahupuṇḍarīkā;
Dumā cime niccaphalūpapannā, atīva gandhā surabhiṃ pavāyanti.
‘‘Veḷūriyathambhā satamussitāse, silāpavāḷassa ca āyataṃsā;
Masāragallā sahalohitaṅgā, thambhā ime jotirasāmayāse.
‘‘Sahassathambhaṃ atulānubhāvaṃ, tesūpari sādhumidaṃ vimānaṃ;
Ratanantaraṃ kañcanavedimissaṃ, tapanīyapaṭṭehi ca sādhuchannaṃ.
‘‘Jambonaduttattamidaṃ sumaṭṭho, pāsādasopāṇaphalūpapanno;
Daḷho ca vaggu ca susaṅgato ca , atīva nijjhānakhamo manuñño.
‘‘Ratanantarasmiṃ bahuannapānaṃ, parivārito accharāsaṅgaṇena;
Murajaālambaratūriyaghuṭṭho, abhivanditosi thutivandanāya.
‘‘So modasi nārigaṇappabodhano, vimānapāsādavare manorame;
Acintiyo sabbaguṇūpapanno, rājā yathā vessavaṇo naḷinyā .
‘‘Devo nu āsi udavāsi yakkho, udāhu devindo manussabhūto;
Pucchanti taṃ vāṇijā satthavāhā, ācikkha ko nāma tuvaṃsi yakkho’’ti.
‘‘Serīsako nāma ahamhi yakkho, kantāriyo vaṇṇupathamhi gutto;
Imaṃ padesaṃ abhipālayāmi, vacanakaro vessavaṇassa rañño’’ti.
‘‘Adhiccaladdhaṃ pariṇāmajaṃ te, sayaṃ kataṃ udāhu devehi dinnaṃ;
Pucchanti taṃ vāṇijā satthavāhā, kathaṃ tayā laddhamidaṃ manuñña’’nti.
‘‘Nādhiccaladdhaṃ na pariṇāmajaṃ me, na sayaṃ kataṃ na hi devehi dinnaṃ;
Sakehi kammehi apāpakehi, puññehi me laddhamidaṃ manuñña’’nti.
‘‘Kiṃ te vataṃ kiṃ pana brahmacariyaṃ, kissa suciṇṇassa ayaṃ vipāko;
Pucchanti taṃ vāṇijā satthavāhā, kathaṃ tayā laddhamidaṃ vimāna’’nti.
‘‘Mamaṃ pāyāsīti ahu samaññā, rajjaṃ yadā kārayiṃ kosalānaṃ;
Natthikadiṭṭhi kadariyo pāpadhammo, ucchedavādī ca tadā ahosiṃ.
‘‘Samaṇo ca kho āsi kumārakassapo, bahussuto cittakathī uḷāro;
So me tadā dhammakathaṃ abhāsi , diṭṭhivisūkāni vinodayī me.
‘‘Tāhaṃ tassa dhammakathaṃ suṇitvā, upāsakattaṃ paṭivedayissaṃ;
Pāṇātipātā virato ahosiṃ, loke adinnaṃ parivajjayissaṃ;
Amajjapo no ca musā abhāṇiṃ, sakena dārena ca ahosi tuṭṭho.
‘‘Taṃ me vataṃ taṃ pana brahmacariyaṃ, tassa suciṇṇassa ayaṃ vipāko;
Teheva kammehi apāpakehi, puññehi me laddhamidaṃ vimāna’’nti.
‘‘Saccaṃ kirāhaṃsu narā sapaññā, anaññathā vacanaṃ paṇḍitānaṃ;
Yahiṃ yahiṃ gacchati puññakammo, tahiṃ tahiṃ modati kāmakāmī.
‘‘Yahiṃ yahiṃ sokapariddavo ca, vadho ca bandho ca parikkileso;
Tahiṃ tahiṃ gacchati pāpakammo, na muccati duggatiyā kadācī’’ti.
‘‘Sammūḷharūpova jano ahosi, asmiṃ muhutte kalalīkatova;
Janassimassa tuyhañca kumāra, appaccayo kena nu kho ahosī’’ti.
‘‘Ime ca sirīsavanā tātā, dibbā gandhā surabhī sampavanti ;
Te sampavāyanti imaṃ vimānaṃ, divā ca ratto ca tamaṃ nihantvā.
‘‘Imesañca kho vassasataccayena, sipāṭikā phalati ekamekā;
Mānussakaṃ vassasataṃ atītaṃ, yadagge kāyamhi idhūpapanno.
‘‘Disvānahaṃ vassasatāni pañca, asmiṃ vimāne ṭhatvāna tātā;
Āyukkhayā puññakkhayā cavissaṃ, teneva sokena pamucchitosmī’’ti .
‘‘Kathaṃ nu soceyya tathāvidho so, laddhā vimānaṃ atulaṃ cirāya;
Ye cāpi kho ittaramupapannā, te nūna soceyyuṃ parittapuññā’’ti.
‘‘Anucchaviṃ ovadiyañca me taṃ, yaṃ maṃ tumhe peyyavācaṃ vadetha;
Tumhe ca kho tātā mayānuguttā, yenicchakaṃ tena paletha sotthi’’nti.
‘‘Gantvā mayaṃ sindhusovīrabhūmiṃ, dhanatthikā uddayaṃ patthayānā;
Yathāpayogā paripuṇṇacāgā, kāhāma serīsamahaṃ uḷāra’’nti.
‘‘Mā ceva serīsamahaṃ akattha, sabbañca vo bhavissati yaṃ vadetha;
Pāpāni kammāni vivajjayātha, dhammānuyogañca adhiṭṭhahātha.
‘‘Upāsako atthi imamhi saṅghe, bahussuto sīlavatūpapanno;
Saddho ca cāgī ca supesalo ca, vicakkhaṇo santusito mutīmā.
‘‘Sañjānamāno na musā bhaṇeyya, parūpaghātāya na cetayeyya;
Vebhūtikaṃ pesuṇaṃ no kareyya, saṇhañca vācaṃ sakhilaṃ bhaṇeyya.
‘‘Sagāravo sappaṭisso vinīto, apāpako adhisīle visuddho;
So mātaraṃ pitarañcāpi jantu, dhammena poseti ariyavutti.
‘‘Maññe so mātāpitūnaṃ kāraṇā, bhogāni pariyesati na attahetu;
Mātāpitūnañca yo accayena, nekkhammapoṇo carissati brahmacariyaṃ.
‘‘Ujū avaṅko asaṭho amāyo, na lesakappena ca vohareyya;
So tādiso sukatakammakārī, dhamme ṭhito kinti labhetha dukkhaṃ.
‘‘Taṃ kāraṇā pātukatomhi attanā, tasmā dhammaṃ passatha vāṇijāse;
Aññatra teniha bhasmī bhavetha, andhākulā vippanaṭṭhā araññe;
Taṃ khippamānena lahuṃ parena, sukho have sappurisena saṅgamo’’ti.
‘‘Kiṃ nāma so kiñca karoti kammaṃ,
Kiṃ nāmadheyyaṃ kiṃ pana tassa gottaṃ;
Mayampi naṃ daṭṭhukāmamha yakkha, yassānukampāya idhāgatosi;
Lābhā hi tassa, yassa tuvaṃ pihesī’’ti.
‘‘Yo kappako sambhavanāmadheyyo,
Upāsako kocchaphalūpajīvī;
Jānātha naṃ tumhākaṃ pesiyo so,
Mā kho naṃ hīḷittha supesalo so’’ti.
‘‘Jānāmase yaṃ tvaṃ pavadesi yakkha,
Na kho naṃ jānāma sa edisoti;
Mayampi naṃ pūjayissāma yakkha,
Sutvāna tuyhaṃ vacanaṃ uḷāra’’nti.
‘‘Ye keci imasmiṃ satthe manussā,
Daharā mahantā athavāpi majjhimā;
Sabbeva te ālambantu vimānaṃ,
Passantu puññānaṃ phalaṃ kadariyā’’ti.
Te tattha sabbeva ‘ahaṃ pure’ti,
Taṃ kappakaṃ tattha purakkhatvā ;
Sabbeva te ālambiṃsu vimānaṃ,
Masakkasāraṃ viya vāsavassa.
Te tattha sabbeva ‘ahaṃ pure’ti, upāsakattaṃ paṭivedayiṃsu;
Pāṇātipātā viratā ahesuṃ, loke adinnaṃ parivajjayiṃsu;
Amajjapā no ca musā bhaṇiṃsu, sakena dārena ca ahesuṃ tuṭṭhā.
Te tattha sabbeva ‘ahaṃ pure’ti, upāsakattaṃ paṭivedayitvā;
Pakkāmi sattho anumodamāno, yakkhiddhiyā anumato punappunaṃ.
‘‘Gantvāna te sindhusovīrabhūmiṃ, dhanatthikā uddayaṃ patthayānā;
Yathāpayogā paripuṇṇalābhā, paccāgamuṃ pāṭaliputtamakkhataṃ.
‘‘Gantvāna te saṅgharaṃ sotthivanto,
Puttehi dārehi samaṅgibhūtā;
Ānandī vittā sumanā patītā,
Akaṃsu serīsamahaṃ uḷāraṃ;
Serīsakaṃ te pariveṇaṃ māpayiṃsu.
Etādisā sappurisāna sevanā,
Mahatthikā dhammaguṇāna sevanā;
Ekassa atthāya upāsakassa,
Sabbeva sattā sukhitā ahesunti.
Serīsakavimānaṃ dasamaṃ.
11. Sunikkhittavimānavatthu
‘‘Uccamidaṃ maṇithūṇaṃ vimānaṃ, samantato dvādasa yojanāni;
Kūṭāgārā sattasatā uḷārā, veḷuriyathambhā rucakatthatā subhā.
‘‘Tatthacchasi pivasi khādasi ca, dibbā ca vīṇā pavadanti vagguṃ;
Dibbā rasā kāmaguṇettha pañca, nāriyo ca naccanti suvaṇṇachannā.
‘‘Kena tetādiso vaṇṇo, kena te idha mijjhati;
Uppajjanti ca te bhogā, ye keci manaso piyā.
‘‘Pucchāmi ‘taṃ deva mahānubhāva, manussabhūto kimakāsi puññaṃ;
Kenāsi evaṃ jalitānubhāvo, vaṇṇo ca te sabbadisā pabhāsatī’’ti.
So devaputto attamano, moggallānena pucchito;
Pañhaṃ puṭṭho viyākāsi, yassa kammassidaṃ phalaṃ.
‘‘Dunnikkhittaṃ mālaṃ sunikkhipitvā, patiṭṭhapetvā sugatassa thūpe;
Mahiddhiko camhi mahānubhāvo, dibbehi kāmehi samaṅgibhūto.
‘‘Tena metādiso vaṇṇo,
Tena me idha mijjhati;
Uppajjanti ca me bhogā,
Ye keci manaso piyā.
‘‘Akkhāmi te bhikkhu mahānubhāva,
Manussabhūto yamahaṃ akāsiṃ;
Tenamhi evaṃ jalitānubhāvo,
Vaṇṇo ca me sabbadisā pabhāsatī’’ti.
Sunikkhittavimānaṃ ekādasamaṃ.
Sunikkhittavaggo sattamo niṭṭhito.
Tassuddānaṃ –
Dve daliddā vanavihārā, bhatako gopālakaṇḍakā;
Anekavaṇṇamaṭṭhakuṇḍalī, serīsako sunikkhittaṃ;
Purisānaṃ tatiyo vaggo pavuccatīti.
Bhāṇavāraṃ catutthaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ.