608.
‘‘Sīlamevidha sikkhetha, asmiṃ loke susikkhitaṃ;
Sīlaṃ hi sabbasampattiṃ, upanāmeti sevitaṃ.
609.
‘‘Sīlaṃ rakkheyya medhāvī, patthayāno tayo sukhe;
Pasaṃsaṃ vittilābhañca, pecca sagge pamodanaṃ [pecca sagge ca modanaṃ (sī. pī.)].
610.
‘‘Sīlavā hi bahū mitte, saññamenādhigacchati;
Dussīlo pana mittehi, dhaṃsate pāpamācaraṃ.
611.
‘‘Avaṇṇañca akittiñca, dussīlo labhate naro;
Vaṇṇaṃ kittiṃ pasaṃsañca, sadā labhati sīlavā.
612.
‘‘Ādi sīlaṃ patiṭṭhā ca, kalyāṇānañca mātukaṃ;
Pamukhaṃ sabbadhammānaṃ, tasmā sīlaṃ visodhaye.
613.
‘‘Velā ca saṃvaraṃ sīlaṃ [saṃvaro sīlaṃ (sī.), saṃvarasīlaṃ (sī. aṭṭha.)], cittassa abhihāsanaṃ;
Titthañca sabbabuddhānaṃ, tasmā sīlaṃ visodhaye.
614.
‘‘Sīlaṃ balaṃ appaṭimaṃ, sīlaṃ āvudhamuttamaṃ;
Sīlamābharaṇaṃ seṭṭhaṃ, sīlaṃ kavacamabbhutaṃ.
615.
‘‘Sīlaṃ setu mahesakkho, sīlaṃ gandho anuttaro;
Sīlaṃ vilepanaṃ seṭṭhaṃ, yena vāti disodisaṃ.
616.
‘‘Sīlaṃ sambalamevaggaṃ, sīlaṃ pātheyyamuttamaṃ;
Sīlaṃ seṭṭho ativāho, yena yāti disodisaṃ.
617.
‘‘Idheva nindaṃ labhati, peccāpāye ca dummano;
Sabbattha dummano bālo, sīlesu asamāhito.
618.
‘‘Idheva kittiṃ labhati, pecca sagge ca summano;
Sabbattha sumano dhīro, sīlesu susamāhito.
619.
‘‘Sīlameva idha aggaṃ, paññavā pana uttamo;
Manussesu ca devesu, sīlapaññāṇato jaya’’nti.
… Sīlavo thero….
620.
‘‘Nīce kulamhi jātohaṃ, daliddo appabhojano;
Hīnakammaṃ [hīnaṃ kammaṃ (syā.)] mamaṃ āsi, ahosiṃ pupphachaḍḍako.
621.
‘‘Jigucchito manussānaṃ, paribhūto ca vambhito;
Nīcaṃ manaṃ karitvāna, vandissaṃ bahukaṃ janaṃ.
622.
‘‘Athaddasāsiṃ sambuddhaṃ, bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhataṃ;
Pavisantaṃ mahāvīraṃ, magadhānaṃ puruttamaṃ.
623.
‘‘Nikkhipitvāna byābhaṅgiṃ, vandituṃ upasaṅkamiṃ;
Mameva anukampāya, aṭṭhāsi purisuttamo.
624.
‘‘Vanditvā satthuno pāde, ekamantaṃ ṭhito tadā;
Pabbajjaṃ ahamāyāciṃ, sabbasattānamuttamaṃ.
625.
‘‘Tato kāruṇiko satthā, sabbalokānukampako;
‘Ehi bhikkhū’ti maṃ āha, sā me āsūpasampadā.
626.
‘‘Sohaṃ eko araññasmiṃ, viharanto atandito;
Akāsiṃ satthuvacanaṃ, yathā maṃ ovadī jino.
627.
‘‘Rattiyā paṭhamaṃ yāmaṃ, pubbajātimanussariṃ;
Rattiyā majjhimaṃ yāmaṃ, dibbacakkhuṃ visodhayiṃ [dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ (ka.)];
Rattiyā pacchime yāme, tamokhandhaṃ padālayiṃ.
628.
‘‘Tato ratyā vivasāne, sūriyassuggamanaṃ pati;
Indo brahmā ca āgantvā, maṃ namassiṃsu pañjalī.
629.
‘‘‘Namo te purisājañña, namo te purisuttama;
Yassa te āsavā khīṇā, dakkhiṇeyyosi mārisa’.
630.
‘‘Tato disvāna maṃ satthā, devasaṅghapurakkhataṃ;
Sitaṃ pātukaritvāna, imamatthaṃ abhāsatha.
631.
[su. ni. 660 suttanipātepi] ‘‘‘Tapena brahmacariyena, saṃyamena damena ca;
Etena brāhmaṇo hoti, etaṃ brāhmaṇamuttama’’’nti.
… Sunīto thero….
Dvādasakanipāto niṭṭhito.
Tatruddānaṃ –
Sīlavā ca sunīto ca, therā dve te mahiddhikā;
Dvādasamhi nipātamhi, gāthāyo catuvīsatīti.