“Sumukha anupacinantā,
pakkamanti vihaṅgamā;
Gaccha tuvampi mā kaṅkhi,
natthi baddhe sahāyatā”.

“Gacche vāhaṃ na vā gacche,
na tena amaro siyaṃ;
Sukhitaṃ taṃ upāsitvā,
dukkhitaṃ taṃ kathaṃ jahe.

Maraṇaṃ vā tayā saddhiṃ,
jīvitaṃ vā tayā vinā;
Tadeva maraṇaṃ seyyo,
yañce jīve tayā vinā.

Nesa dhammo mahārāja,
yaṃ taṃ evaṃ gataṃ jahe;
Yā gati tuyhaṃ sā mayhaṃ,
ruccate vihagādhipa”.

“Kā nu pāsena baddhassa,
gati aññā mahānasā;
Sā kathaṃ cetayānassa,
muttassa tava ruccati.

Kaṃ vā tvaṃ passase atthaṃ,
mama tuyhañca pakkhima;
Ñātīnaṃ vāvasiṭṭhānaṃ,
ubhinnaṃ jīvitakkhaye.

Yaṃ na kañ­cana­de­piñ­cha,
Andhena tamasā gataṃ;
Tādise sañcajaṃ pāṇaṃ,
Kamattha­ma­bhi­jotaye”.

“Kathaṃ nu patataṃ seṭṭha,
Dhamme atthaṃ na bujjhasi;
Dhammo apacito santo,
Atthaṃ dasseti pāṇinaṃ.

Sohaṃ dhammaṃ apekkhāno,
dhammā catthaṃ samuṭṭhitaṃ;
Bhattiñca tayi sampassaṃ,
nāvakaṅkhāmi jīvitaṃ.

Addhā eso sataṃ dhammo,
yo mitto mittamāpade;
Na caje jīvitassāpi,
hetu­dham­ma­manus­sa­raṃ”.

“Svāyaṃ dhammo ca te ciṇṇo,
bhatti ca viditā mayi;
Kāmaṃ karassu mayhetaṃ,
gacchevānumato mayā.

Api tvevaṃ gate kāle,
yaṃ khaṇḍaṃ ñātinaṃ mayā;
Tayā taṃ buddhi­sam­pannaṃ,
assa paramasaṃvutaṃ”.

Iccevaṃ mantayantānaṃ,
Ariyānaṃ ariyavuttinaṃ;
Paccadissatha nesādo,
Āturā­nami­vantako.

Te sattu­ma­bhisañ­cik­kha,
dīgharattaṃ hitā dijā;
Tuṇhīmāsittha ubhayo,
na sañ­ca­lesu­māsanā.

Dhataraṭṭhe ca disvāna,
samuḍḍente tato tato;
Abhikkamatha vegena,
dijasattu dijādhipe.

So ca vege­nabhik­kamma,
āsajja parame dije;
Paccakamittha nesādo,
baddhā iti vicintayaṃ.

Ekaṃva baddhamāsīnaṃ,
abaddhañca punāparaṃ;
Āsajja baddhamāsīnaṃ,
pek­kha­mā­na­ma­dīna­vaṃ.

Tato so vimatoyeva,
paṇḍare ajjhabhāsatha;
Pavaḍḍhakāye āsīne,
dija­saṅgha­ga­ṇādhipe.

“Yannu pāsena mahatā,
baddho na kurute disaṃ;
Atha kasmā abaddho tvaṃ,
balī pakkhi na gacchasi.

Kiṃ nu tyāyaṃ dijo hoti,
mutto baddhaṃ upāsasi;
Ohāya sakuṇā yanti,
kiṃ eko avahīyasi”.

“Rājā me so dijāmitta,
sakhā pāṇasamo ca me;
Neva naṃ vijahissāmi,
yāva kālassa pariyāyaṃ”.

“Kathaṃ panāyaṃ vihaṅgo,
nāddasa pāsamoḍḍitaṃ;
Padañhetaṃ mahantānaṃ,
bod­dhuma­rahanti āpadaṃ”.

“Yadā parābhavo hoti,
poso jīvitasaṅkhaye;
Atha jālañca pāsañca,
āsajjāpi na bujjhati.

Api tveva mahāpañña,
pāsā bahuvidhā tatā;
Guyhamāsajja bajjhanti,
athevaṃ jīvitakkhaye”.

“Api nāyaṃ tayā saddhiṃ,
saṃvāsassa sukhudrayo;
Api no anumaññāsi,
api no jīvitaṃ dade”.

“Na ceva me tvaṃ baddhosi,
napi icchāmi te vadhaṃ;
Kāmaṃ khippamito gantvā,
jīva tvaṃ anigho ciraṃ”.

“Nevāha­meta­micchāmi,
aññatretassa jīvitā;
Sace ekena tuṭṭhosi,
muñcetaṃ mañca bhakkhaya.

Āroha­pari­ṇāhena,
tulyāsmā vayasā ubho;
Na te lābhena jīvatthi,
etena niminā tuvaṃ.

Tadiṅgha samapekkhassu,
hotu giddhi tavamhasu;
Maṃ pubbe bandha pāsena,
pacchā muñca dijādhipaṃ.

Tāvadeva ca te lābho,
katāssa yācanāya ca;
Mitti ca dhataraṭṭhehi,
yāvajīvāya te siyā”.

“Passantu no mahāsaṃghā,
tayā muttaṃ ito gataṃ;
Mittāmaccā ca bhaccā ca,
puttadārā ca bandhavā.

Na ca te tādisā mittā,
bahūnaṃ idha vijjati;
Yathā tvaṃ dhataraṭṭhassa,
pāṇasādhāraṇo sakhā.

So te sahāyaṃ muñcāmi,
hotu rājā tavānugo;
Kāmaṃ khippamito gantvā,
ñātimajjhe virocatha”.

“So patīto pamuttena,
bhattunā bhattugāravo;
Ajjhabhāsatha vakkaṅgo,
vācaṃ kaṇṇasukhaṃ bhaṇaṃ.

Evaṃ luddaka nandassu,
saha sabbehi ñātibhi;
Yathāhamajja nandāmi,
muttaṃ disvā dijādhipaṃ”.

“Ehi taṃ anusikkhāmi,
Yathā tvamapi lacchase;
Lābhaṃ tavāyaṃ dhataraṭṭho,
Pāpaṃ kiñci na dakkhati.

Khippa­man­tepuraṃ netvā,
rañño dassehi no ubho;
Abaddhe pakatibhūte,
kāje ubhayato ṭhite.

Dhataraṭṭhā mahārāja,
haṃsādhipatino ime;
Ayañhi rājā haṃsānaṃ,
ayaṃ senāpatītaro.

Asaṃsayaṃ imaṃ disvā,
haṃsarājaṃ narādhipo;
Patīto sumano vitto,
bahuṃ dassati te dhanaṃ”.

Tassa taṃ vacanaṃ sutvā,
kammunā upapādayi;
Khippa­man­tepuraṃ gantvā,
rañño haṃse adassayi;
Abaddhe pakatibhūte,
kāje ubhayato ṭhite.

“Dhataraṭṭhā mahārāja,
haṃsādhipatino ime;
Ayañhi rājā haṃsānaṃ,
ayaṃ senāpatītaro”.

“Kathaṃ panime vihaṅgā,
tava hatthat­ta­māgatā;
Kathaṃ luddo mahantānaṃ,
issare idha ajjhagā”.

“Vihitā santime pāsā,
pallalesu janādhipa;
Yaṃ yadāyatanaṃ maññe,
dijānaṃ pāṇarodhanaṃ.

Tādisaṃ pāsamāsajja,
haṃsarājā abajjhatha;
Taṃ abaddho upāsīno,
mamāyaṃ ajjhabhāsatha.

Sudukkaraṃ anariyehi,
dahate bhāvamuttamaṃ;
Bhatturatthe parakkanto,
dhammayutto vihaṅgamo.

Attanāyaṃ cajitvāna,
jīvitaṃ jīvitāraho;
Anutthunanto āsīno,
bhattu yācittha jīvitaṃ.

Tassa taṃ vacanaṃ sutvā,
pasāda­maha­majjhagā;
Tato naṃ pāmuciṃ pāsā,
anuññāsiṃ sukhena ca.

So patīto pamuttena,
bhattunā bhattugāravo;
Ajjhabhāsatha vakkaṅgo,
vācaṃ kaṇṇasukhaṃ bhaṇaṃ.

‘Evaṃ luddaka nandassu,
saha sabbehi ñātibhi;
Yathāhamajja nandāmi,
muttaṃ disvā dijādhipaṃ.

Ehi taṃ anusikkhāmi,
yathā tvamapi lacchase;
Lābhaṃ tavāyaṃ dhataraṭṭho,
pāpaṃ kiñci na dakkhati.

Khippa­man­tepuraṃ netvā,
rañño dassehi no ubho;
Abaddhe pakatibhūte,
kāje ubhayato ṭhite.

“Dhataraṭṭhā mahārāja,
haṃsādhipatino ime;
Ayañhi rājā haṃsānaṃ,
ayaṃ senāpatītaro”.

Asaṃsayaṃ imaṃ disvā,
haṃsarājaṃ narādhipo;
Patīto sumano vitto,
bahuṃ dassati te dhanaṃ’.

Evametassa vacanā,
ānītāme ubho mayā;
Ettheva hi ime āsuṃ,
ubho anumatā mayā.

Soyaṃ evaṃ gato pakkhī,
dijo paramadhammiko;
Mādisassa hi luddassa,
janayeyyātha maddavaṃ.

Upāyanañca te deva,
nāññaṃ passāmi edisaṃ;
Sabba­sākuṇi­kā­gāme,
taṃ passa manujādhipa”.

Disvā nisinnaṃ rājānaṃ,
pīṭhe sovaṇṇaye subhe;
Ajjhabhāsatha vakkaṅgo,
vācaṃ kaṇṇasukhaṃ bhaṇaṃ.

“Kaccinnu bhoto kusalaṃ,
kacci bhoto anāmayaṃ;
Kacci raṭṭhamidaṃ phītaṃ,
dhammena manusāsasi”.

“Kusalañceva me haṃsa,
Atho haṃsa anāmayaṃ;
Atho raṭṭhamidaṃ phītaṃ,
Dhammena manusāsahaṃ”.

“Kacci bhoto amaccesu,
doso koci na vijjati;
Kacci ca te tavatthesu,
nāvakaṅkhanti jīvitaṃ”.

“Athopi me amaccesu,
doso koci na vijjati;
Athopi te mamatthesu,
nāvakaṅkhanti jīvitaṃ”.

“Kacci te sādisī bhariyā,
assavā piyabhāṇinī;
Put­tarūpa­yasū­petā,
tava chandavasānugā”.

“Atho me sādisī bhariyā,
assavā piyabhāṇinī;
Put­tarūpa­yasū­petā,
mama chandavasānugā.

Bhavantaṃ kacci nu mahā-
sattu­hatthat­tataṃ gato;
Dukkhamāpajji vipulaṃ,
tasmiṃ paṭhamamāpade.

Kacci yantāpatitvāna,
daṇḍena samapothayi;
Evametesaṃ jammānaṃ,
pātikaṃ bhavati tāvade”.

“Khemamāsi mahārāja,
evamāpadiyā sati;
Na cāyaṃ kiñci rasmāsu,
sattūva samapajjatha.

Paccagamittha nesādo,
pubbeva ajjhabhāsatha;
Tadāyaṃ sumukhoyeva,
paṇḍito paccabhāsatha.

Tassa taṃ vacanaṃ sutvā,
pasāda­maya­majjhagā;
Tato maṃ pāmucī pāsā,
anuññāsi sukhena ca.

Idañca sumukheneva,
etadatthāya cintitaṃ;
Bhoto sakāsegamanaṃ,
etassa dhanamicchatā”.

“Svāga­tañ­ce­vidaṃ bhavataṃ,
patīto casmi dassanā;
Eso cāpi bahuṃ vittaṃ,
labhataṃ yāvadicchati”.

Santappayitvā nesādaṃ,
bhogehi manujādhipo;
Ajjhabhāsatha vakkaṅgaṃ,
vācaṃ kaṇṇasukhaṃ bhaṇaṃ.

“Yaṃ khalu dhammamādhīnaṃ,
vaso vattati kiñcanaṃ;
Sabbat­thissa­riyaṃ tava,
taṃ pasāsa yadicchatha.

Dānatthaṃ upabhottuṃ vā,
yaṃ caññaṃ upakappati;
Etaṃ dadāmi vo vittaṃ,
issariyaṃ vissajāmi vo”.

“Yathā ca myāyaṃ sumukho,
ajjhabhāseyya paṇḍito;
Kāmasā buddhisampanno,
taṃ myāssa paramappiyaṃ”.

“Ahaṃ khalu mahārāja,
nāgarā­jā­ri­vantaraṃ;
Paṭivattuṃ na sakkomi,
na me so vinayo siyā.

Amhākañceva so seṭṭho,
tvañca uttamasattavo;
Bhūmipālo manussindo,
pūjā bahūhi hetuhi.

Tesaṃ ubhinnaṃ bhaṇataṃ,
vattamāne vinicchaye;
Nantaraṃ paṭivattabbaṃ,
pessena manujādhipa”.

“Dhammena kira nesādo,
paṇḍito aṇḍajo iti;
Na heva akatattassa,
nayo etādiso siyā.

Evaṃ aggapakatimā,
evaṃ uttamasattavo;
Yāvatatthi mayā diṭṭhā,
nāññaṃ passāmi edisaṃ.

Tuṭṭhosmi vo pakatiyā,
vākyena madhurena ca;
Eso cāpi mamacchando,
ciraṃ passeyya vo ubho”.

“Yaṃ kiccaṃ parame mitte,
katamasmāsu taṃ tayā;
Pattā nissaṃsayaṃ tyāmhā,
bhattirasmāsu yā tava.

Aduñca nūna sumahā,
ñātisaṅghassa mantaraṃ;
Adassanena asmākaṃ,
dukkhaṃ bahūsu pakkhisu.

Tesaṃ sokavighātāya,
Tayā anumatā mayaṃ;
Taṃ padakkhiṇato katvā,
Ñātiṃ passemurindama.

Addhāhaṃ vipulaṃ pītiṃ,
bhavataṃ vindāmi dassanā;
Eso cāpi mahā attho,
ñātivissāsanā siyā”.

Idaṃ vatvā dhataraṭṭho,
haṃsarājā narādhipaṃ;
Uttamaṃ javamanvāya,
ñātisaṅghaṃ upāgamuṃ.

Te aroge anuppatte,
disvāna parame dije;
Kekāti makaruṃ haṃsā,
puthusaddo ajāyatha.

Te patītā pamuttena,
bhattunā bhattugāravā;
Samantā parikiriṃsu,
aṇḍajā laddhapaccayā.

Evaṃ mittavataṃ atthā,
sabbe honti padakkhiṇā;
Haṃsā yathā dhataraṭṭhā,
ñātisaṅghaṃ upāgamunti.

Cūḷa­haṃsa­jātakaṃ paṭhamaṃ.