982.
Kosalānaṃ purā rammā, agamā dakkhiṇāpathaṃ;
Ākiñcaññaṃ patthayāno, brāhmaṇo mantapāragū.
983.
So assakassa visaye, aḷakassa [muḷakassa (syā.), mūḷhakassa (ka.), maḷakassa (niddesa)] samāsane;
Vasi godhāvarīkūle, uñchena ca phalena ca.
984.
Tasseva upanissāya, gāmo ca vipulo ahu;
Tato jātena āyena, mahāyaññamakappayi.
985.
Mahāyaññaṃ yajitvāna, puna pāvisi assamaṃ;
Tasmiṃ paṭipaviṭṭhamhi, añño āgañchi brāhmaṇo.
986.
Ugghaṭṭapādo tasito [tassito (ka.)], paṅkadanto rajassiro;
So ca naṃ upasaṅkamma, satāni pañca yācati.
987.
Tamenaṃ bāvarī disvā, āsanena nimantayi;
Sukhañca kusalaṃ pucchi, idaṃ vacanamabravi.
988.
‘‘Yaṃ kho mama deyyadhammaṃ, sabbaṃ visajjitaṃ mayā;
Anujānāhi me brahme, natthi pañcasatāni me’’.
989.
‘‘Sace me yācamānassa, bhavaṃ nānupadassati;
Sattame divase tuyhaṃ, muddhā phalatu sattadhā’’.
990.
Abhisaṅkharitvā kuhako, bheravaṃ so akittayi;
Tassa taṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, bāvarī dukkhito ahu.
991.
Ussussati anāhāro, sokasallasamappito;
Athopi evaṃ cittassa, jhāne na ramatī mano.
992.
Utrastaṃ dukkhitaṃ disvā, devatā atthakāminī;
Bāvariṃ upasaṅkamma, idaṃ vacanamabravi.
993.
‘‘Na so muddhaṃ pajānāti, kuhako so dhanatthiko;
Muddhani muddhapāte vā, ñāṇaṃ tassa na vijjati’’.
994.
‘‘Bhotī carahi jānāsi, taṃ me akkhāhi pucchitā;
Muddhaṃ muddhādhipātañca, taṃ suṇoma vaco tava’’.
995.
‘‘Ahampetaṃ na jānāmi, ñāṇamettha na vijjati;
Muddhani muddhādhipāte ca, jinānaṃ hettha [muddhaṃ muddhādhipāto ca, jinānaṃ heta (sī. syā. pī.)] dassanaṃ’’.
996.
‘‘Atha ko carahi jānāti, asmiṃ pathavimaṇḍale [puthavimaṇḍale (sī. pī.)];
Muddhaṃ muddhādhipātañca, taṃ me akkhāhi devate’’.
997.
‘‘Purā kapilavatthumhā, nikkhanto lokanāyako;
Apacco okkākarājassa, sakyaputto pabhaṅkaro.
998.
‘‘So hi brāhmaṇa sambuddho, sabbadhammāna pāragū;
Sabbābhiññābalappatto, sabbadhammesu cakkhumā;
Sabbakammakkhayaṃ patto, vimutto upadhikkhaye.
999.
‘‘Buddho so bhagavā loke, dhammaṃ deseti cakkhumā;
Taṃ tvaṃ gantvāna pucchassu, so te taṃ byākarissati’’.
1000.
Sambuddhoti vaco sutvā, udaggo bāvarī ahu;
Sokassa tanuko āsi, pītiñca vipulaṃ labhi.
1001.
So bāvarī attamano udaggo, taṃ devataṃ pucchati vedajāto;
‘‘Katamamhi gāme nigamamhi vā pana, katamamhi vā janapade lokanātho;
Yattha gantvāna passemu [gantvā namassemu (sī. syā. pī.)], sambuddhaṃ dvipaduttamaṃ’’ [dvipaduttamaṃ (sī. syā. pī.)],.
1002.
‘‘Sāvatthiyaṃ kosalamandire jino, pahūtapañño varabhūrimedhaso;
So sakyaputto vidhuro anāsavo, muddhādhipātassa vidū narāsabho’’.
1003.
Tato āmantayī sisse, brāhmaṇe mantapārage;
‘‘Etha māṇavā akkhissaṃ, suṇātha vacanaṃ mama.
1004.
‘‘Yasseso dullabho loke, pātubhāvo abhiṇhaso;
Svājja lokamhi uppanno, sambuddho iti vissuto;
Khippaṃ gantvāna sāvatthiṃ, passavho dvipaduttamaṃ’’.
1005.
‘‘Kathaṃ carahi jānemu, disvā buddhoti brāhmaṇa;
Ajānataṃ no pabrūhi, yathā jānemu taṃ mayaṃ’’.
1006.
‘‘Āgatāni hi mantesu, mahāpurisalakkhaṇā;
Dvattiṃsāni ca [dvittiṃsā ca (sī. syā. pī.), dvittiṃsa tāni (?)] byākkhātā, samattā anupubbaso.
1007.
‘‘Yassete honti gattesu, mahāpurisalakkhaṇā;
Dveyeva tassa gatiyo, tatiyā hi na vijjati.
1008.
‘‘Sace agāraṃ āvasati [ajjhāvasati (ka.)], vijeyya pathaviṃ imaṃ;
Adaṇḍena asatthena, dhammenamanusāsati.
1009.
‘‘Sace ca so pabbajati, agārā anagāriyaṃ;
Vivaṭṭacchado [vivattachaddo (sī.)] sambuddho, arahā bhavati anuttaro.
1010.
‘‘Jātiṃ gottañca lakkhaṇaṃ, mante sisse punāpare;
Muddhaṃ muddhādhipātañca, manasāyeva pucchatha.
1011.
‘‘Anāvaraṇadassāvī, yadi buddho bhavissati;
Manasā pucchite pañhe, vācāya vissajessati’’.
1012.
Bāvarissa vaco sutvā, sissā soḷasa brāhmaṇā;
Ajito tissametteyyo, puṇṇako atha mettagū.
1013.
Dhotako upasīvo ca, nando ca atha hemako;
Todeyyakappā dubhayo, jatukaṇṇī ca paṇḍito.
1014.
Bhadrāvudho udayo ca, posālo cāpi brāhmaṇo;
Mogharājā ca medhāvī, piṅgiyo ca mahāisi.
1015.
Paccekagaṇino sabbe, sabbalokassa vissutā;
Jhāyī jhānaratā dhīrā, pubbavāsanavāsitā.
1016.
Bāvariṃ abhivādetvā, katvā ca naṃ padakkhiṇaṃ;
Jaṭājinadharā sabbe, pakkāmuṃ uttarāmukhā.
1017.
Aḷakassa patiṭṭhānaṃ, purimāhissatiṃ [purimaṃ māhissatiṃ (sī. pī.), puraṃ māhissatiṃ (syā.)] tadā;
Ujjeniñcāpi gonaddhaṃ, vedisaṃ vanasavhayaṃ.
1018.
Kosambiñcāpi sāketaṃ, sāvatthiñca puruttamaṃ;
Setabyaṃ kapilavatthuṃ, kusinārañca mandiraṃ.
1019.
Pāvañca bhoganagaraṃ, vesāliṃ māgadhaṃ puraṃ;
Pāsāṇakaṃ cetiyañca, ramaṇīyaṃ manoramaṃ.
1020.
Tasitovudakaṃ sītaṃ, mahālābhaṃva vāṇijo;
Chāyaṃ dhammābhitattova, turitā pabbatamāruhuṃ.
1021.
Bhagavā tamhi samaye, bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhato;
Bhikkhūnaṃ dhammaṃ deseti, sīhova nadatī vane.
1022.
Ajito addasa buddhaṃ, sataraṃsiṃ [vītaraṃsiṃva (syā.), sataraṃsīva (ka.), pītaraṃsīva (niddesa)] va bhāṇumaṃ;
Candaṃ yathā pannarase, pāripūriṃ upāgataṃ.
1023.
Athassa gatte disvāna, paripūrañca byañjanaṃ;
Ekamantaṃ ṭhito haṭṭho, manopañhe apucchatha.
1024.
‘‘Ādissa jammanaṃ [jappanaṃ (ka.)] brūhi, gottaṃ brūhi salakkhaṇaṃ [brūhissa lakkhaṇaṃ (niddesa)];
Mantesu pāramiṃ brūhi, kati vāceti brāhmaṇo’’.
1025.
‘‘Vīsaṃ vassasataṃ āyu, so ca gottena bāvarī;
Tīṇissa lakkhaṇā gatte, tiṇṇaṃ vedāna pāragū.
1026.
‘‘Lakkhaṇe itihāse ca, sanighaṇḍusakeṭubhe;
Pañcasatāni vāceti, sadhamme pāramiṃ gato’’.
1027.
‘‘Lakkhaṇānaṃ pavicayaṃ, bāvarissa naruttama;
Kaṅkhacchida [taṇhacchida (bahūsu)] pakāsehi, mā no kaṅkhāyitaṃ ahu’’.
1028.
‘‘Mukhaṃ jivhāya chādeti, uṇṇassa bhamukantare;
Kosohitaṃ vatthaguyhaṃ, evaṃ jānāhi māṇava’’.
1029.
Pucchañhi kiñci asuṇanto, sutvā pañhe viyākate;
Vicinteti jano sabbo, vedajāto katañjalī.
1030.
‘‘Ko nu devo vā brahmā vā, indo vāpi sujampati;
Manasā pucchite pañhe, kametaṃ paṭibhāsati.
1031.
‘‘Muddhaṃ muddhādhipātañca, bāvarī paripucchati;
Taṃ byākarohi bhagavā, kaṅkhaṃ vinaya no ise’’.
1032.
‘‘Avijjā muddhāti jānāhi, vijjā muddhādhipātinī;
Saddhāsatisamādhīhi, chandavīriyena saṃyutā’’.
1033.
Tato vedena mahatā, santhambhitvāna māṇavo;
Ekaṃsaṃ ajinaṃ katvā, pādesu sirasā pati.
1034.
‘‘Bāvarī brāhmaṇo bhoto, saha sissehi mārisa;
Udaggacitto sumano, pāde vandati cakkhuma’’.
1035.
‘‘Sukhito bāvarī hotu, saha sissehi brāhmaṇo;
Tvañcāpi sukhito hohi, ciraṃ jīvāhi māṇava.
1036.
‘‘Bāvarissa ca tuyhaṃ vā, sabbesaṃ sabbasaṃsayaṃ;
Katāvakāsā pucchavho, yaṃ kiñci manasicchatha’’.
1037.
Sambuddhena katokāso, nisīditvāna pañjalī;
Ajito paṭhamaṃ pañhaṃ, tattha pucchi tathāgataṃ.
Vatthugāthā niṭṭhitā.