"Ayaṃ kho bhagavā sakkesu viharati kapilavatthusmiṃ mahāvane mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ pañcamattehi bhikkhusatehi sabbeheva arahantehi dasahi ca lokadhātūhī devatā yebhuyyena sannipatitā honti bhagavantaṃ dassanāya bhikkhusaṅghañca, yannūna mayampi yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkameyyāma. Upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato santike paccekaṃ gāthaṃ2 bhāseyyāmā"ti.
2. Atha kho tā devatā seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṃ3 vā bāhaṃ pasāreyya, pasāritaṃ vā bāhaṃ [PTS Page 254] [q 254/] samiñjeyya, 4 evameva suddhāvāsesu devesu antarahitā bhagavato purato pāturahesuṃ, 5 atha kho tā devatā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu, ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho ekā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi;
1. Devānaṃ - [PTS] syā. 2. Paccekagāthaṃ - [PTS] syā. 3. Sammiṃjitaṃ, (sīmu).
4. Sammiṃjeyya (sīmu). 5. Pāturahaṃsu [PTS.]
[PTS Page 255] [q 255/] atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi:
Tesaṃ pāturahu ñāṇaṃ amanussāna dassanaṃ,
Appeke satamaddakkhuṃ sahassaṃ atha sattariṃ.
Sataṃ eke sahassānaṃ amanussānamaddasuṃ,
Appeke'nantamaddakkhuṃ disā sabbā phuṭā ahu. 1
5. Tañca sabbaṃ abhiññāya vavatthitvāna 2 cakkhumā,
Tato āmantayī satthā sāvake sāsane rate.
"Devakāyā abhikkantā te vijānātha bhikkhavo,
Ye vo'haṃ kittayissāmi girāhi anupubbaso.
Sattasahassā te yakkhā bhummā kāpilavatthavā,
Iddhimanto jutīmanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino.
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samitiṃ vanaṃ,
Cha sahassā hemavatā yakkhā nānattavaṇṇino.
Iddhimanto jutīmanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino,
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samitiṃ vanaṃ,
6. Sātāgirā tisahassā yakkhā nānattavaṇṇino
Iddhimanto jutīmanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino,
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samitiṃ vanaṃ,
Iccete soḷasahassā yakkhā nānattavaṇṇino
Iddhimanto jutīmanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino,
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samitiṃ vanaṃ,
[PTS Page 257] [q 257/] vessāmittā pañcasatā yakkhā nānatt avaṇṇino
Iddhimanto jutīmanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino,
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samitiṃ vanaṃ,
Kumbhīro rājagahiko vepullassa nivesanaṃ[a]
Bhiyyo naṃ satasahassaṃ yakkhānaṃ payirupāsati
Kumbhīro rājagahiko sopāga samitiṃ vanaṃ.
7. Purimañca disaṃ rājā dhataraṭṭho pasāsati[b] gandhabbānaṃ ādhipati mahārājā yasassi so.
[A.] Kumbhīra yakṣo rājagṛhe vipule' smin naivāsikaḥ
Bhūyaḥ śata sahasrāṇa yakṣāḥ paryupāsyate (mahāmāyurī vidyā)
[B.] Pūrveṇadhṛtarāṣṭra satu dakṣiṇena virūḍhakaḥ
Paścimena virūpākṣaḥ kuberaścottarāṃdisā (mahāvastu)
1. Ahuṃ (machasaṃ). 2. Avekkhitvāna (ṭīkā)
[BJT Page 388] [x 388/]
Puttā pi tassa bahavo indanāmā mahabbalā
Iddhimanto jutīmanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino,
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samitiṃ vanaṃ.
Dakkhiṇañca disaṃ rājā virūḷho taṃ pasāsati
Kumbhaṇḍānaṃ adhipati mahārājā yasassi so.
Puttā pi tassa bahavo indanāmā mahabbalā
Iddhimanto jutīmanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino,
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samiti vanaṃ.
Pacchimañca disaṃ rājā virūpakkho pasāsati
Nāgāṇañca adhipati mahārājā yasassi so.
Puttā pi tassa bahavo indanāmā mahabbalā
Iddhimanto jutimanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino, *
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samiti vanaṃ.
Uttarañca disaṃ rājā kuvero taṃ pasāsati
Yakkhānañca adhipati mahārājā yasassiso.
[PTS Page 258] [q 258/] puttā pi tassa bahavo indanāmā mahabbalā
Iddhimanto jutimanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino,
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samiti vanaṃ.
8. Purimaṃ disaṃ dhataraṭṭho dakkhiṇena virūḷhako, pacchime na virūpakkho kuvero uttaraṃ disaṃ.
Cattāro te mahārājā samantā caturo disā
Ddallamānā aṭṭhaṃsu vane kāpilavatthave.
Tesaṃ māyāvino dāsā āguṃ vañcanikā saṭhā
Māyā kuṭeṇḍu veṭeṇḍu viṭucca viṭuḍo saha
Candano kāmaseṭṭhā ca kinnīghaṇḍu nighaṇḍu ca,
Panādo opamañño ca devasūto ca mātalī,
Vittaseno ca gandhabbo naḷo rājā janesabho1
Āguṃ pañcasikho ceva timbaru suriyavaccasā
Ete caññe ca rājāno gandhabbā saha rājuhi,
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samitiṃ vanaṃ.
1. Janosabho (syā)
[BJT Page 390] [x 390/]
Athāguṃ1 nābhasā nāgā vesālā saha tacchakā
Kambalassatarā āguṃ2 pāyāgā saha ñātihi.
Yāmunā dhataraṭṭho ca āguṃ3 nāgā yasassino
Erāvaṇo mahānāgo sopāga samitiṃ vanaṃ.
10. Ye nāgarāje sahasā haranti
Dibbā dijā pakkhi visuddhacakkhu, [PTS Page 259] [q 259/] vehāsayā4 te vanamajjhapattā
Citrā supaṇṇā iti tesaṃ nāmāni 5.
Abhayaṃ tadā nāgarājānamāsi
Supaṇṇato khemamakāsi buddho,
Saṇhāhi vācāhi upavhayantā
Nāgā supaṇṇā saraṇamagaṃsu 6 buddhaṃ.
11. Jitā vajirahatthena samuddaṃ asurā sitā bhātaro vāsavas sete iddhimanto yasassino.
Kālakañchā mahābhismā7 asurā dānaveghasā
Vepacitti sucittī ca pahārādo namuci saha.
Satañca baliputtānaṃ sabbe verocanāmakā
Sannayahitvā baliṃ senaṃ8 rāhubhaddamupāgamuṃ,
'Samayo' dāni bhaddante bhikkhūnaṃ samitaṃ vanaṃ'.
12. Āpo ca devā paṭhavī ca tejo vāyo tadāgamuṃ
Varuṇā vāruṇā9 devā somo ca yasasā saha.
Mettākaruṇākāyikā āguṃ devā yasassino.
Dasete dasadhā kāyā sabbe nānattavaṇṇino.
Iddhimanto jutimanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samitiṃ vanaṃ
13. Veṇhū ca devā10 sahalī ca asamā ca duve yamā
Candassūpanisā devā candamāguṃ purakkhatvā.
1. Athāgu. (Sīmu). 2. Āgu. (Sī). 3. Āgū (machasaṃ). 4. Vehāsayā (machasaṃ). 5. Nāmaṃ (machasaṃ). 6. Saraṇamakaṃsu (machasaṃ). 7. Mahābhiṃsā [PTS]. 8. Balisenaṃ. (Machasaṃ), balīsenaṃ (syā). 9. Vāraṇā (machasaṃ).
10. Veṇhū devā ca. (Machasaṃ)
[BJT Page 392] [x 392/]
Suriyassūpanisā1 devā suriyamāguṃ2 purakkhatvā
Nakkhattāni purakkhatvā āguṃ mandavalāhakā
[PTS Page 260] [q 260/] vasūnaṃ vāsavo seṭṭho sakkopāga3 purindado.
Dasete dasadhā kāyā sabbe nānattavaṇṇino
Iddhimanto jutimanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samitiṃ vanaṃ.
14. Athāguṃ sahabhū devā jalamaggi sikhāriva
Ariṭṭhakā ca rojo ca ummāpupphanibhāsino.
Varuṇā saha dhammā ca accutā ca anejakā
Sūleyya rucirā āguṃ āguṃ vāsavanesino.
Dasete dasadhā kāyā sabbe nānattavaṇṇino
Iddhimanto jutimanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino,
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samitiṃ vanaṃ.
15. Samānā mahāsamānā4 mānusā mānusuttamā
Khiḍḍāpadūsikā āguṃ āguṃ manopadūsikā.
Athāguṃ harayo devā ye ca lohitavāsino
Pāragā mahāpāragā āguṃ devā yasassino.
Dasete dasadhā kāyā sabbe nānattavaṇṇino
Iddhimanto jutimanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino,
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samitiṃ vanaṃ.
16. Sukkā karamhā5 aruṇā āguṃ vekhanasā6 saha
Odātagayhā pāmokkhā āguṃ devā vicakkhaṇā.
Sadāmattā hāragajā missakā ca yasassino
Thanayaṃ āga pajjanto7 yo disā abhivassati.
Dasete dasadhā kāyā sabbe nānattavaṇṇino
Iddhimanto jutimanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino,
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samitiṃ vanaṃ.
17. [PTS Page 261] [q 261/] khemiyā tusitā yāmā kaṭṭhakā ca yasassino
Lambitakā lāmaseṭṭhā jotināmā ca āsavā,
Nimmāṇaratino āguṃ athāguṃ paranimmitā.
Dasete dasadhā kāyā sabbe nānattavaṇṇino
Iddhimanto jutimanto vaṇṇavanto yasassino,
Modamānā abhikkāmuṃ bhikkhūnaṃ samitiṃ vanaṃ.
1. Suriyassūpanisā - machasaṃ. 2. Suriyamāguṃ - machasaṃ. 3. Sakkopāgā - machasaṃ. 4. Mahāsamanā - machasaṃ. 5. Karumbhā - sīmu, syā [PTS. 6.] Veghanasā - machasaṃ. 7. Pajjunno - machasaṃ. Sīmu. [PTS.]
[BJT Page 394] [x 394/]
18. Saṭṭhete devanikāyā sabbe nānattavaṇṇino,
Nāmatvayena āgañchuṃ1 ye caññe sadisā saha.
Pavutthajātimakhīlaṃ2 oghatiṇṇamanāsavaṃ,
Dakkhemoghataraṃ nāgaṃ candaṃ va asitātigaṃ
Subrahmā paramatto3 ca puttā iddhimato saha,
Sanaṅkumāro tisso ca sopāga samitiṃ vanaṃ,
Sahassaṃ brahmalokānaṃ mahābrahmābhitiṭṭhati,
Upapanno jutimanto bhismākāyo yasassi so.
Dasettha issarā āguṃ paccekavasavattino,
Tesañca majjhato āga hārito parivārito.
19. Te ca sabbe abhikkante sainde4 deve sabrahmake,
Mārasenā abhikkāmuṃ5 passa kaṇhassa mandiyaṃ.
[PTS Page 262 [q 262/] ']
Etha gaṇhatha bandhatha rāgena bandhamatthu vo,
Samantā parivāretha mā vo muñcittha koci naṃ'.
Iti tattha mahāseno kaṇhasenaṃ apesayi,
Pāṇinā thālamāhacca saraṃ katvāna bheravaṃ.
20. Yathā pāvussako megho thanayanto savijjuko.
Tadā so pacucadāvatti saṅkuddho asayaṃvasī.
Tañca sabbaṃ abhiññāya vavatthitvāna cakkhumā
Tato āmantayī satthā sāvake sāsane rate
Mārasenā abhikkantā te vijānātha bhikkhavo.
Teca ātappamakaruṃ sutvā buddhassa sāsanaṃ
Vītarāgehapakkāmuṃ nesaṃ lomampi iñjayuṃ.
Sabbe vijitasaṅgāmā bhayātītā yasassino
Modanti saha bhūtehi sāvakā te janesutā"ti.
Mahāsamayasuttaṃ samattaṃ.
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