Therāpadāna

Metteyyavagga

3. Metta­gut­the­ra­apadāna

“Hima­van­tassā­vidūre,
asoko nāma pabbato;
Tatthāsi assamo mayhaṃ,
vissakammena māpito.

Sumedho nāma sambuddho,
aggo kāruṇiko muni;
Nivāsayitvā pubbaṇhe,
piṇḍāya me upāgami.

Upāgataṃ mahāvīraṃ,
sumedhaṃ lokanāyakaṃ;
Paggayha sugatapattaṃ,
sappitelaṃ apūrayiṃ.

Datvānahaṃ buddhaseṭṭhe,
sumedhe lokanāyake;
Añjaliṃ paggahetvāna,
bhiyyo hāsaṃ janesahaṃ.

Iminā sappidānena,
cetanā­paṇi­dhīhi ca;
Devabhūto manusso vā,
labhāmi vipulaṃ sukhaṃ.

Vinipātaṃ vivajjetvā,
saṃsarāmi bhavābhave;
Tattha cittaṃ paṇidhitvā,
labhāmi acalaṃ padaṃ.

‘Lābhā tuyhaṃ suladdhaṃ te,
yaṃ maṃ addakkhi brāhmaṇa;
Mama dassanamāgamma,
arahattaṃ bhavissati.

Vissattho hohi mā bhāyi,
adhigantvā mahāyasaṃ;
Mamañhi sappiṃ datvāna,
parimokkhasi jātiyā’.

Iminā sappidānena,
cetanā­paṇi­dhīhi ca;
Devabhūto manusso vā,
labhase vipulaṃ sukhaṃ.

Iminā sappidānena,
metta­citta­vatāya ca;
Aṭṭhārase kappasate,
devaloke ramissasi.

Aṭṭha­tiṃsa­tik­khat­tuñca,
devarājā bhavissasi;
Padesarajjaṃ vipulaṃ,
gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ.

Ekapañ­ñā­sak­khat­tuñca,
cakkavattī bhavissasi;
Cāturanto vijitāvī,
jambumaṇḍassa issaro.

Mahāsa­muddo­vak­kho­bho,
duddharo pathavī yathā;
Evamevaṃ ca te bhogā,
appameyyā bhavissare.

Saṭṭhikoṭī hiraññassa,
cajitvā pabbajiṃ ahaṃ;
Kiṃ kusalaṃ gavesanto,
bāvariṃ upasaṅkamiṃ.

Tattha mante adhīyāmi,
chaḷaṅgaṃ nāma lakkhaṇaṃ;
Tamandhakāraṃ vidhamaṃ,
uppajji tvaṃ mahāmuni.

Tava dassanakāmohaṃ,
āgatomhi mahāmuni;
Tava dhammaṃ suṇitvāna,
pattomhi acalaṃ padaṃ.

Tiṃ­sakap­pa­sahas­samhi,
sappiṃ bud­dhassadā­sahaṃ;
Etthantare nābhijāne,
sappiṃ viññāpitaṃ mayā.

Mama saṅ­kappa­maññāya,
uppajjati yadicchakaṃ;
Cittamaññāya nibbattaṃ,
sabbe santap­payāma­haṃ.

Aho buddhā aho dhammā,
aho no satthu sampadā;
Thokañhi sappiṃ datvāna,
appameyyaṃ labhāmahaṃ.

Mahāsamudde udakaṃ,
yāvatā nerupassato;
Mama sappiṃ upādāya,
kalabhāgaṃ na hessati.

Yāvatā cakkavāḷassa,
kariyantassa rāsito;
Mama nib­bat­ta­vatthā­naṃ,
okāso so na sammati.

Pabbatarājā himavā,
pavaropi siluccayo;
Mamānu­litta­gandhassa,
upanidhiṃ na hessati.

Vatthaṃ gandhañca sappiñca,
aññañca diṭṭha­dham­mikaṃ;
Asaṅkhatañca nibbānaṃ,
sappi­dā­nassi­daṃ phalaṃ.

Sati­paṭṭhā­na­sayano,
samā­dhi­jhāna­gocaro;
Boj­jhaṅ­ga­bhojano ajja,
sappi­dā­nassi­daṃ phalaṃ.

Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ,
… pe …
viharāmi anāsavo.

Svāgataṃ vata me āsi,
… pe …
kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

Paṭisambhidā catasso,
… pe …
kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ”.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā mettagū thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Metta­gut­theras­sāpadā­naṃ tatiyaṃ.