Tipiṭaka

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Jātaka

Sattakanipāta

Gandhāravagga

10. Kummāsapiṇḍijātaka

1 “Na kiratthi anomadassisu,

Pāricariyā buddhesu appikā;

Sukkhāya aloṇikāya ca,

Passaphalaṁ kummāsapiṇḍiyā.

2 Hatthigavassā cime bahū,

Dhanadhaññaṁ pathavī ca kevalā;

Nāriyo cimā accharūpamā,

Passa phalaṁ kummāsapiṇḍiyā”.

3 “Abhikkhaṇaṁ rājakuñjara,

Gāthā bhāsasi kosalādhipa;

Pucchāmi taṁ raṭṭhavaḍḍhana,

Bāḷhaṁ pītimano pabhāsasi”.

4 “Imasmiññeva nagare,

kule aññatare ahuṁ;

Parakammakaro āsiṁ,

bhatako sīlasaṁvuto.

5 Kammāya nikkhamantohaṁ,

caturo samaṇeddasaṁ;

Ācārasīlasampanne,

sītibhūte anāsave.

6 Tesu cittaṁ pasādetvā,

nisīdetvā paṇṇasanthate;

Adaṁ buddhāna kummāsaṁ,

pasanno sehi pāṇibhi.

7 Tassa kammassa kusalassa,

idaṁ me edisaṁ phalaṁ;

Anubhomi idaṁ rajjaṁ,

phītaṁ dharaṇimuttamaṁ”.

8 “Dadaṁ bhuñja mā ca pamādo,

Cakkaṁ vattaya kosalādhipa;

Mā rāja adhammiko ahu,

Dhammaṁ pālaya kosalādhipa”.

9 “Sohaṁ tadeva punappunaṁ,

Vaṭumaṁ ācarissāmi sobhane;

Ariyācaritaṁ sukosale,

Arahanto me manāpāva passituṁ.

10 Devī viya accharūpamā,

Majjhe nārigaṇassa sobhasi;

Kiṁ kammamakāsi bhaddakaṁ,

Kenāsi vaṇṇavatī sukosale”.

11 “Ambaṭṭhakulassa khattiya,

Dāsyāhaṁ parapesiyā ahuṁ;

Saññatā ca dhammajīvinī,

Sīlavatī ca apāpadassanā.

12 Uddhaṭabhattaṁ ahaṁ tadā,

Caramānassa adāsi bhikkhuno;

Vittā sumanā sayaṁ ahaṁ,

Tassa kammassa phalaṁ mamedisan”ti.

13 Kummāsapiṇḍijātakaṁ dasamaṁ.

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