Tipiṭaka

Jātaka 455

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Jātaka

Ekādasakanipāta

Mātuposakavagga

1. Mātuposakajātaka

1 “Tassa nāgassa vippavāsena,

Virūḷhā sallakī ca kuṭajā ca;

Kuruvindakaravīrā bhisasāmā ca,

Nivāte pupphitā ca kaṇikārā.

2 Kocideva suvaṇṇakāyurā,

Nāgarājaṁ bharanti piṇḍena;

Yattha rājā rājakumāro vā,

Kavacamabhihessati achambhito”.

3 “Gaṇhāhi nāga kabaḷaṁ,

mā nāga kisako bhava;

Bahūni rājakiccāni,

tāni nāga karissasi”.

4 “Sā nūnasā kapaṇikā,

andhā apariṇāyikā;

Khāṇuṁ pādena ghaṭṭeti,

giriṁ caṇḍoraṇaṁ pati”.

5 “Kā nu te sā mahānāga,

andhā apariṇāyikā;

Khāṇuṁ pādena ghaṭṭeti,

giriṁ caṇḍoraṇaṁ pati”.

6 “Mātā me sā mahārāja,

andhā apariṇāyikā;

Khāṇuṁ pādena ghaṭṭeti,

giriṁ caṇḍoraṇaṁ pati”.

7 “Muñcathetaṁ mahānāgaṁ,

yoyaṁ bharati mātaraṁ;

Sametu mātarā nāgo,

saha sabbehi ñātibhi”.

8 “Mutto ca bandhanā nāgo,

muttamādāya kuñjaro;

Muhuttaṁ assāsayitvā,

agamā yena pabbato.

9 Tato so naḷiniṁ gantvā,

sītaṁ kuñjarasevitaṁ;

Soṇḍāyūdakamāhatvā,

mātaraṁ abhisiñcatha”.

10 “Koyaṁ anariyo devo,

akālenapi vassati;

Gato me atrajo putto,

yo mayhaṁ paricārako”.

11 “Uṭṭhehi amma kiṁ sesi,

āgato tyāhamatrajo;

Muttomhi kāsirājena,

vedehena yasassinā”.

12 “Ciraṁ jīvatu so rājā,

kāsīnaṁ raṭṭhavaḍḍhano;

Yo me puttaṁ pamocesi,

sadā vuddhāpacāyikan”ti.

13 Mātuposakajātakaṁ paṭhamaṁ.

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