Tipiṭaka

Petavatthu 45

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Petavatthu

Mahāvagga

10. Gaṇapetavatthu

1 “Naggā dubbaṇṇarūpāttha,

kisā dhamanisanthatā;

Upphāsulikā kisikā,

ke nu tumhettha mārisā”ti.

2 “Mayaṁ bhadante petāmhā,

duggatā yamalokikā;

Pāpakammaṁ karitvāna,

petalokaṁ ito gatā”ti.

3 “Kiṁ nu kāyena vācāya,

manasā dukkaṭaṁ kataṁ;

Kissa kammavipākena,

petalokaṁ ito gatā”ti.

4 “Anāvaṭesu titthesu,

vicinimhaddhamāsakaṁ;

Santesu deyyadhammesu,

dīpaṁ nākamha attano.

5 Nadiṁ upema tasitā,

rittakā parivattati;

Chāyaṁ upema uṇhesu,

ātapo parivattati.

6 Aggivaṇṇo ca no vāto,

ḍahanto upavāyati;

Etañca bhante arahāma,

aññañca pāpakaṁ tato.

7 Api yojanāni gacchāma,

chātā āhāragedhino;

Aladdhāva nivattāma,

aho no appapuññatā.

8 Chātā pamucchitā bhantā,

bhūmiyaṁ paṭisumbhitā;

Uttānā paṭikirāma,

avakujjā patāmase.

9 Te ca tattheva patitā,

bhūmiyaṁ paṭisumbhitā;

Uraṁ sīsañca ghaṭṭema,

aho no appapuññatā.

10 Etañca bhante arahāma,

aññañca pāpakaṁ tato;

Santesu deyyadhammesu,

dīpaṁ nākamha attano.

11 Te hi nūna ito gantvā,

yoniṁ laddhāna mānusiṁ;

Vadaññū sīlasampannā,

kāhāma kusalaṁ bahun”ti.

12 Gaṇapetavatthu dasamaṁ.

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