Atha kho kokāliko bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho kokāliko bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: “pāpicchā, bhante, sāri­putta­mog­gallānā, pāpikānaṃ icchānaṃ vasaṃ gatā”ti. “Mā hevaṃ, kokālika, mā hevaṃ, kokālika. Pasādehi, kokālika, sāri­putta­mog­gallā­nesu cittaṃ. Pesalā sāri­putta­mog­gallānā”ti.

Dutiyampi kho kokāliko bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: “kiñcāpi me, bhante, bhagavā saddhāyiko paccayiko, atha kho pāpicchāva sāri­putta­mog­gallānā, pāpikānaṃ icchānaṃ vasaṃ gatā”ti. “Mā hevaṃ, kokālika, mā hevaṃ, kokālika. Pasādehi, kokālika, sāri­putta­mog­gallā­nesu cittaṃ. Pesalā sāri­putta­mog­gallānā”ti.

Tatiyampi kho kokāliko bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: “kiñcāpi me, bhante, bhagavā saddhāyiko paccayiko, atha kho pāpicchāva sāri­putta­mog­gallānā, pāpikānaṃ icchānaṃ vasaṃ gatā”ti. “Mā hevaṃ, kokālika, mā hevaṃ, kokālika. Pasādehi, kokālika, sāri­putta­mog­gallā­nesu cittaṃ. Pesalā sāri­putta­mog­gallānā”ti.

Atha kho kokāliko bhikkhu uṭṭhāyāsanā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā pakkāmi. Acira­pakkan­tassa ca kokālikassa bhikkhuno sāsapamattīhi pīḷakāhi sabbo kāyo phuṭo ahosi. Sāsapamattiyo hutvā muggamattiyo ahesuṃ, muggamattiyo hutvā kalāyamattiyo ahesuṃ, kalāyamattiyo hutvā kolaṭ­ṭhi­mat­tiyo ahesuṃ, kolaṭ­ṭhi­mat­tiyo hutvā kolamattiyo ahesuṃ, kolamattiyo hutvā āmalakamattiyo ahesuṃ, āmalakamattiyo hutvā tiṇḍukamattiyo ahesuṃ, tiṇḍukamattiyo hutvā, beḷu­vasalā­ṭuka­mat­tiyo ahesuṃ, beḷu­vasalā­ṭuka­mat­tiyo hutvā billamattiyo ahesuṃ, billamattiyo hutvā pabhijjiṃsu, pubbañca lohitañca pagghariṃsu. So sudaṃ kadalipattesu seti macchova visagilito.

Atha kho turū paccekabrahmā yena kokāliko bhikkhu tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā vehāse ṭhatvā kokālikaṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavoca: “pasādehi, kokālika, sāri­putta­mog­gallā­nesu cittaṃ. Pesalā sāri­putta­mog­gallānā”ti. “Kosi tvaṃ, āvuso”ti? “Ahaṃ turū paccekabrahmā”ti. “Nanu tvaṃ, āvuso, bhagavatā anāgāmī byākato, atha kiñcarahi idhāgato? Passa yāvañca te idaṃ aparaddhan”ti.

Atha kho turū paccekabrahmā kokālikaṃ bhikkhuṃ gāthāhi ajjhabhāsi: 

“Purisassa hi jātassa,
kuṭhārī jāyate mukhe;
Yāya chindati attānaṃ,
bālo dubbhāsitaṃ bhaṇaṃ.

Yo nindiyaṃ pasaṃsati,
Taṃ vā nindati yo pasaṃsiyo;
Vicināti mukhena so kaliṃ,
Kalinā tena sukhaṃ na vindati.

Appamattako ayaṃ kali,
Yo akkhesu dhanaparājayo;
Sabbassāpi sahāpi attanā,
Ayameva mahattaro kali;
Yo sugatesu manaṃ padūsaye.

Sataṃ sahassānaṃ nirabbudānaṃ,
Chattiṃsati pañca ca abbudāni;
Yamariyagarahī nirayaṃ upeti,
Vācaṃ manañca paṇidhāya pāpakan”ti.

Atha kho kokāliko bhikkhu teneva ābādhena kālamakāsi. Kālaṅkato ca kokāliko bhikkhu padumaṃ nirayaṃ upapajjati sāri­putta­mog­gallā­nesu cittaṃ āghātetvā.

Atha kho brahmā sahampati abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkan­ta­vaṇṇo kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho brahmā sahampati bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: “kokāliko, bhante, bhikkhu kālaṅkato. Kālaṅkato ca, bhante, kokāliko bhikkhu padumaṃ nirayaṃ upapanno sāri­putta­mog­gallā­nesu cittaṃ āghātetvā”ti. Idamavoca brahmā sahampati. Idaṃ vatvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tat­the­vantara­dhāyi.

Atha kho bhagavā tassā rattiyā accayena bhikkhū āmantesi: “imaṃ, bhikkhave, rattiṃ brahmā sahampati abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkan­ta­vaṇṇo kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yenāhaṃ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā maṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho, bhikkhave, brahmā sahampati maṃ etadavoca: ‘kokāliko, bhante, bhikkhu kālaṅkato; kālaṅkato ca, bhante, kokāliko bhikkhu padumaṃ nirayaṃ upapanno sāri­putta­mog­gallā­nesu cittaṃ āghātetvā’ti. Idamavoca, bhikkhave, brahmā sahampati. Idaṃ vatvā maṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tat­the­vantara­dhāyī”ti.

Evaṃ vutte, aññataro bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: “kīva dīghaṃ nu kho, bhante, padume niraye āyuppamāṇan”ti? “Dīghaṃ kho, bhikkhu, padume niraye āyuppamāṇaṃ. Na taṃ sukaraṃ saṅkhātuṃ: ‘ettakāni vassānīti vā ettakāni vassasatānīti vā ettakāni vassa­sahas­sā­nīti vā ettakāni vassa­sata­sahas­sā­nīti vā’”ti.

“Sakkā pana, bhante, upamaṃ kātun”ti? “Sakkā, bhikkhū”ti bhagavā avoca: “ seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsatikhāriko kosalako tilavāho tato puriso vassasatassa vassasatassa accayena ekamekaṃ tilaṃ uddhareyya. Khippataraṃ kho so, bhikkhu, vīsatikhāriko kosalako tilavāho iminā upakkamena parikkhayaṃ pariyādānaṃ gaccheyya, na tveva eko abbudo nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati abbudā nirayā; evameko nirabbudo nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati nirabbudā nirayā; evameko ababo nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati ababā nirayā; evameko aṭaṭo nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati aṭaṭā nirayā; evameko ahaho nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati ahahā nirayā; evameko kumudo nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati kumudā nirayā; evameko sogandhiko nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati sogandhikā nirayā; evameko uppalako nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati uppalakā nirayā; evameko puṇḍarīko nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati puṇḍarīkā nirayā; evameko padumo nirayo. Padumaṃ kho pana, bhikkhu, nirayaṃ kokāliko bhikkhu upapanno sāri­putta­mog­gallā­nesu cittaṃ āghātetvā”ti. Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṃ vatvāna sugato athāparaṃ etadavoca satthā:

“Purisassa hi jātassa,
kuṭhārī jāyate mukhe;
Yāya chindati attānaṃ,
bālo dubbhāsitaṃ bhaṇaṃ.

Yo nindiyaṃ pasaṃsati,
Taṃ vā nindati yo pasaṃsiyo;
Vicināti mukhena so kaliṃ,
Kalinā tena sukhaṃ na vindati.

Appamattako ayaṃ kali,
Yo akkhesu dhanaparājayo;
Sabbassāpi sahāpi attanā,
Ayameva mahattaro kali;
Yo sugatesu manaṃ padūsaye.

Sataṃ sahassānaṃ nirabbudānaṃ,
Chattiṃsati pañca ca abbudāni;
Yamariyagarahī nirayaṃ upeti,
Vācaṃ manañca paṇidhāya pāpakan”ti.

Navamaṃ.