Theragāthā

Vīsatinipāta

Paṭhamavagga

16.3. ­Telakā­nit­thera­gāthā

“Cirarattaṃ vatātāpī,
dhammaṃ anuvicintayaṃ;
Samaṃ cittassa nālatthaṃ,
pucchaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇe.

‘Ko so pāraṅgato loke,
ko patto amatogadhaṃ;
Kassa dhammaṃ paṭicchāmi,
paramat­tha­vijāna­naṃ’.

Antovaṅkagato āsi,
macchova ghasamāmisaṃ;
Baddho mahindapāsena,
vepacityasuro yathā.

Añchāmi naṃ na muñcāmi,
asmā sokapariddavā;
Ko me bandhaṃ muñcaṃ loke,
sambodhiṃ vedayissati.

Samaṇaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vā kaṃ,
ādisantaṃ pabhaṅgunaṃ;
Kassa dhammaṃ paṭicchāmi,
­jarāmac­cu­pavāha­naṃ.

Vici­kic­chākaṅ­khā­ganthi­taṃ,
sāram­bha­balasañ­ñutaṃ;
Kodhap­patta­manat­thad­dhaṃ,
abhi­jappap­padāra­ṇaṃ.

Taṇhā­dhanu­sa­muṭṭhā­naṃ,
dve ca pannarasāyutaṃ;
Passa orasikaṃ bāḷhaṃ,
bhetvāna yadi tiṭṭhati.

Anudiṭṭhīnaṃ appahānaṃ,
­saṅkap­pa­para­tejitaṃ;
Tena viddho pavedhāmi,
pattaṃva māluteritaṃ.

Ajjhattaṃ me samuṭṭhāya,
khippaṃ paccati māmakaṃ;
Cha­phassā­yatanī kāyo,
yattha sarati sabbadā.

Taṃ na passāmi tekicchaṃ,
yo metaṃ sallamuddhare;
Nānārajjena satthena,
nāññena vicikicchitaṃ.

Ko me asattho avaṇo,
Salla­mab­bhanta­ra­passa­yaṃ;
Ahiṃsaṃ sabbagattāni,
Sallaṃ me uddharissati.

Dhammappati hi so seṭṭho,
visa­dosap­pavāhako;
Gambhīre patitassa me,
thalaṃ pāṇiñca dassaye.

Rahadehamasmi ogāḷho,
ahāri­ya­raja­mat­tike;
Māyā­usūya­sāram­bha,
thina­middha­ma­patthaṭe.

Uddhac­ca­megha­thani­taṃ,
saṃ­yoja­na­valā­hakaṃ;
Vāhā vahanti kuddiṭṭhiṃ,
saṅkappā rāganissitā.

Savanti sabbadhi sotā,
latā ubbhijja tiṭṭhati;
Te sote ko nivāreyya,
taṃ lataṃ ko hi checchati.

Velaṃ karotha bhaddante,
sotānaṃ sannivāraṇaṃ;
Mā te manomayo soto,
rukkhaṃva sahasā luve.

Evaṃ me bhayajātassa,
apārā pāramesato;
Tāṇo paññāvudho satthā,
isisaṃ­gha­nisevito.

Sopāṇaṃ sugataṃ suddhaṃ,
dhamma­sārama­yaṃ daḷhaṃ;
Pādāsi vuyhamānassa,
‘mā bhāyī’ti ca mabravi.

Sati­paṭṭhā­na­pāsādaṃ,
āruyha paccavekkhisaṃ;
Yaṃ taṃ pubbe amaññissaṃ,
sakkā­yā­bhira­taṃ pajaṃ.

Yadā ca magga­maddak­khiṃ,
nāvāya abhirūhanaṃ;
Anadhiṭṭhāya attānaṃ,
tittha­maddak­khi­muttamaṃ.

Sallaṃ atta­sa­muṭṭhā­naṃ,
bhava­nettip­pabhā­vi­taṃ;
Etesaṃ appavattāya,
desesi maggamuttamaṃ.

Dīgha­rat­tā­nusa­yi­taṃ,
cira­ratta­ma­dhiṭṭhi­taṃ;
Buddho mepānudī ganthaṃ,
visa­dosap­pavāhano”ti.

Telakāni thero ….