5. Pārāyanavaggo
　Vatthugāthā
　　982.
　　Kosalānaṃ purā rammā, agamā dakkhiṇāpathaṃ;
　　Ākiñcaññaṃ patthayāno, brāhmaṇo mantapāragū.
　　983.
　　So assakassa visaye, aḷakassa [muḷakassa (syā.), mūḷhakassa (ka.), maḷakassa (niddesa)] samāsane;
　　Vasi godhāvarīkūle, uñchena ca phalena ca.
　　984.
　　Tasseva upanissāya, gāmo ca vipulo ahu;
　　Tato jātena āyena, mahāyaññamakappayi.
　　985.
　　Mahāyaññaṃ yajitvāna, puna pāvisi assamaṃ;
　　Tasmiṃ paṭipaviṭṭhamhi, añño āgañchi brāhmaṇo.
　　986.
　　Ugghaṭṭapādo tasito [tassito (ka.)], paṅkadanto rajassiro;
　　So ca naṃ upasaṅkamma, satāni pañca yācati.
　　987.
　　Tamenaṃ bāvarī disvā, āsanena nimantayi;
　　Sukhañca kusalaṃ pucchi, idaṃ vacanamabravi.
　　988.
　　‘‘Yaṃ kho mama deyyadhammaṃ, sabbaṃ visajjitaṃ mayā;
　　Anujānāhi me brahme, natthi pañcasatāni me’’.
　　989.
　　‘‘Sace me yācamānassa, bhavaṃ nānupadassati;
　　Sattame divase tuyhaṃ, muddhā phalatu sattadhā’’.
　　990.
　　Abhisaṅkharitvā kuhako, bheravaṃ so akittayi;
　　Tassa taṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, bāvarī dukkhito ahu.
　　991.
　　Ussussati anāhāro, sokasallasamappito;
　　Athopi evaṃ cittassa, jhāne na ramatī mano.
　　992.
　　Utrastaṃ dukkhitaṃ disvā, devatā atthakāminī;
　　Bāvariṃ upasaṅkamma, idaṃ vacanamabravi.
　　993.
　　‘‘Na so muddhaṃ pajānāti, kuhako so dhanatthiko;
　　Muddhani muddhapāte vā, ñāṇaṃ tassa na vijjati’’.
　　994.
　　‘‘Bhotī carahi jānāsi, taṃ me akkhāhi pucchitā;
　　Muddhaṃ muddhādhipātañca, taṃ suṇoma vaco tava’’.
　　995.
　　‘‘Ahampetaṃ na jānāmi, ñāṇamettha na vijjati;
　　Muddhani muddhādhipāte ca, jinānaṃ hettha [muddhaṃ muddhādhipāto ca, jinānaṃ heta (sī. syā. pī.)] dassanaṃ’’.
　　996.
　　‘‘Atha ko carahi jānāti, asmiṃ pathavimaṇḍale [puthavimaṇḍale (sī. pī.)];
　　Muddhaṃ muddhādhipātañca, taṃ me akkhāhi devate’’.
　　997.
　　‘‘Purā kapilavatthumhā, nikkhanto lokanāyako;
　　Apacco okkākarājassa, sakyaputto pabhaṅkaro.
　　998.
　　‘‘So hi brāhmaṇa sambuddho, sabbadhammāna pāragū;
　　Sabbābhiññābalappatto, sabbadhammesu cakkhumā;
　　Sabbakammakkhayaṃ patto, vimutto upadhikkhaye.
　　999.
　　‘‘Buddho so bhagavā loke, dhammaṃ deseti cakkhumā;
　　Taṃ tvaṃ gantvāna pucchassu, so te taṃ byākarissati’’.
　　1000.
　　Sambuddhoti vaco sutvā, udaggo bāvarī ahu;
　　Sokassa tanuko āsi, pītiñca vipulaṃ labhi.
　　1001.
　　So bāvarī attamano udaggo, taṃ devataṃ pucchati vedajāto;
　　‘‘Katamamhi gāme nigamamhi vā pana, katamamhi vā janapade lokanātho;
　　Yattha gantvāna passemu [gantvā namassemu (sī. syā. pī.)], sambuddhaṃ dvipaduttamaṃ’’ [dvipaduttamaṃ (sī. syā. pī.)],.
　　1002.
　　‘‘Sāvatthiyaṃ kosalamandire jino, pahūtapañño varabhūrimedhaso;
　　So sakyaputto vidhuro anāsavo, muddhādhipātassa vidū narāsabho’’.
　　1003.
　　Tato āmantayī sisse, brāhmaṇe mantapārage;
　　‘‘Etha māṇavā akkhissaṃ, suṇātha vacanaṃ mama.
　　1004.
　　‘‘Yasseso dullabho loke, pātubhāvo abhiṇhaso;
　　Svājja lokamhi uppanno, sambuddho iti vissuto;
　　Khippaṃ gantvāna sāvatthiṃ, passavho dvipaduttamaṃ’’.
　　1005.
　　‘‘Kathaṃ carahi jānemu, disvā buddhoti brāhmaṇa;
　　Ajānataṃ no pabrūhi, yathā jānemu taṃ mayaṃ’’.
　　1006.
　　‘‘Āgatāni hi mantesu, mahāpurisalakkhaṇā;
　　Dvattiṃsāni ca [dvittiṃsā ca (sī. syā. pī.), dvittiṃsa tāni (?)] byākkhātā, samattā anupubbaso.
　　1007.
　　‘‘Yassete honti gattesu, mahāpurisalakkhaṇā;
　　Dveyeva tassa gatiyo, tatiyā hi na vijjati.
　　1008.
　　‘‘Sace agāraṃ āvasati [ajjhāvasati (ka.)], vijeyya pathaviṃ imaṃ;
　　Adaṇḍena asatthena, dhammenamanusāsati.
　　1009.
　　‘‘Sace ca so pabbajati, agārā anagāriyaṃ;
　　Vivaṭṭacchado [vivattachaddo (sī.)] sambuddho, arahā bhavati anuttaro.
　　1010.
　　‘‘Jātiṃ gottañca lakkhaṇaṃ, mante sisse punāpare;
　　Muddhaṃ muddhādhipātañca, manasāyeva pucchatha.
　　1011.
　　‘‘Anāvaraṇadassāvī, yadi buddho bhavissati;
　　Manasā pucchite pañhe, vācāya vissajessati’’.
　　1012.
　　Bāvarissa vaco sutvā, sissā soḷasa brāhmaṇā;
　　Ajito tissametteyyo, puṇṇako atha mettagū.
　　1013.
　　Dhotako upasīvo ca, nando ca atha hemako;
　　Todeyyakappā dubhayo, jatukaṇṇī ca paṇḍito.
　　1014.
　　Bhadrāvudho udayo ca, posālo cāpi brāhmaṇo;
　　Mogharājā ca medhāvī, piṅgiyo ca mahāisi.
　　1015.
　　Paccekagaṇino sabbe, sabbalokassa vissutā;
　　Jhāyī jhānaratā dhīrā, pubbavāsanavāsitā.
　　1016.
　　Bāvariṃ abhivādetvā, katvā ca naṃ padakkhiṇaṃ;
　　Jaṭājinadharā sabbe, pakkāmuṃ uttarāmukhā.
　　1017.
　　Aḷakassa patiṭṭhānaṃ, purimāhissatiṃ [purimaṃ māhissatiṃ (sī. pī.), puraṃ māhissatiṃ (syā.)] tadā;
　　Ujjeniñcāpi gonaddhaṃ, vedisaṃ vanasavhayaṃ.
　　1018.
　　Kosambiñcāpi sāketaṃ, sāvatthiñca puruttamaṃ;
　　Setabyaṃ kapilavatthuṃ, kusinārañca mandiraṃ.
　　1019.
　　Pāvañca bhoganagaraṃ, vesāliṃ māgadhaṃ puraṃ;
　　Pāsāṇakaṃ cetiyañca, ramaṇīyaṃ manoramaṃ.
　　1020.
　　Tasitovudakaṃ sītaṃ, mahālābhaṃva vāṇijo;
　　Chāyaṃ ghammābhitattova, turitā pabbatamāruhuṃ.
　　1021.
　　Bhagavā tamhi samaye, bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhato;
　　Bhikkhūnaṃ dhammaṃ deseti, sīhova nadatī vane.
　　1022.
　　Ajito addasa buddhaṃ, sataraṃsiṃ [vītaraṃsiṃva (syā.), sataraṃsīva (ka.), pītaraṃsīva (niddesa)] va bhāṇumaṃ;
　　Candaṃ yathā pannarase, pāripūriṃ upāgataṃ.
　　1023.
　　Athassa gatte disvāna, paripūrañca byañjanaṃ;
　　Ekamantaṃ ṭhito haṭṭho, manopañhe apucchatha.
　　1024.
　　‘‘Ādissa jammanaṃ [jappanaṃ (ka.)] brūhi, gottaṃ brūhi salakkhaṇaṃ [brūhissa lakkhaṇaṃ (niddesa)];
　　Mantesu pāramiṃ brūhi, kati vāceti brāhmaṇo’’.
　　1025.
　　‘‘Vīsaṃ vassasataṃ āyu, so ca gottena bāvarī;
　　Tīṇissa lakkhaṇā gatte, tiṇṇaṃ vedāna pāragū.
　　1026.
　　‘‘Lakkhaṇe itihāse ca, sanighaṇḍusakeṭubhe;
　　Pañcasatāni vāceti, sadhamme pāramiṃ gato’’.
　　1027.
　　‘‘Lakkhaṇānaṃ pavicayaṃ, bāvarissa naruttama;
　　Kaṅkhacchida [taṇhacchida (bahūsu)] pakāsehi, mā no kaṅkhāyitaṃ ahu’’.
　　1028.
　　‘‘Mukhaṃ jivhāya chādeti, uṇṇassa bhamukantare;
　　Kosohitaṃ vatthaguyhaṃ, evaṃ jānāhi māṇava’’.
　　1029.
　　Pucchañhi kiñci asuṇanto, sutvā pañhe viyākate;
　　Vicinteti jano sabbo, vedajāto katañjalī.
　　1030.
　　‘‘Ko nu devo vā brahmā vā, indo vāpi sujampati;
　　Manasā pucchite pañhe, kametaṃ paṭibhāsati.
　　1031.
　　‘‘Muddhaṃ muddhādhipātañca, bāvarī paripucchati;
　　Taṃ byākarohi bhagavā, kaṅkhaṃ vinaya no ise’’.
　　1032.
　　‘‘Avijjā muddhāti jānāhi, vijjā muddhādhipātinī;
　　Saddhāsatisamādhīhi, chandavīriyena saṃyutā’’.
　　1033.
　　Tato vedena mahatā, santhambhitvāna māṇavo;
　　Ekaṃsaṃ ajinaṃ katvā, pādesu sirasā pati.
　　1034.
　　‘‘Bāvarī brāhmaṇo bhoto, saha sissehi mārisa;
　　Udaggacitto sumano, pāde vandati cakkhuma’’.
　　1035.
　　‘‘Sukhito bāvarī hotu, saha sissehi brāhmaṇo;
　　Tvañcāpi sukhito hohi, ciraṃ jīvāhi māṇava.
　　1036.
　　‘‘Bāvarissa ca tuyhaṃ vā, sabbesaṃ sabbasaṃsayaṃ;
　　Katāvakāsā pucchavho, yaṃ kiñci manasicchatha’’.
　　1037.
　　Sambuddhena katokāso, nisīditvāna pañjalī;
　　Ajito paṭhamaṃ pañhaṃ, tattha pucchi tathāgataṃ.
　　Vatthugāthā niṭṭhitā.