3. Cāpātherīgāthā

292.

‘‘Laṭṭhihattho pure āsi, so dāni migaluddako;

Āsāya palipā ghorā, nāsakkhi pārametave.

293.

‘‘Sumattaṃ maṃ maññamānā, cāpā puttamatosayi;

Cāpāya bandhanaṃ chetvā, pabbajissaṃ punopahaṃ.

294.

‘‘Mā me kujjhi mahāvīra, mā me kujjhi mahāmuni;

Na hi kodhaparetassa, suddhi atthi kuto tapo.

295.

‘‘Pakkamissañca nāḷāto, kodha nāḷāya vacchati;

Bandhantī itthirūpena, samaṇe dhammajīvino’’ ².

296.

‘‘Ehi kāḷa nivattassu, bhuñja kāme yathā pure;

Ahañca te vasīkatā, ye ca me santi ñātakā’’.

297.

‘‘Etto cāpe catubbhāgaṃ, yathā bhāsasi tvañca me;

Tayi rattassa posassa, uḷāraṃ vata taṃ siyā’’.

298.

‘‘Kāḷaṅginiṃva takkāriṃ, pupphitaṃ girimuddhani;

Phullaṃ dālimalaṭṭhiṃva, antodīpeva pāṭaliṃ.

299.

‘‘Haricandanalittaṅgiṃ, kāsikuttamadhāriniṃ;

Taṃ maṃ rūpavatiṃ santiṃ, kassa ohāya gacchasi’’.

300.

‘‘Sākuntikova sakuṇiṃ ⁴, yathā bandhitumicchati;

Āharimena rūpena, na maṃ tvaṃ bādhayissasi’’.

301.

‘‘Imañca me puttaphalaṃ, kāḷa uppāditaṃ tayā;

Taṃ maṃ puttavatiṃ santiṃ, kassa ohāya gacchasi’’.

302.

‘‘Jahanti putte sappaññā, tato ñātī tato dhanaṃ;

Pabbajanti mahāvīrā, nāgo chetvāva bandhanaṃ’’.

303.

‘‘Idāni te imaṃ puttaṃ, daṇḍena churikāya vā;

Bhūmiyaṃ vā nisumbhissaṃ ⁶, puttasokā na gacchasi’’.

304.

‘‘Sace puttaṃ siṅgālānaṃ, kukkurānaṃ padāhisi;

Na maṃ puttakatte jammi, punarāvattayissasi’’.

305.

‘‘Handa kho dāni bhaddante, kuhiṃ kāḷa gamissasi;

Katamaṃ gāmanigamaṃ, nagaraṃ rājadhāniyo’’.

306.

‘‘Ahumha pubbe gaṇino, assamaṇā samaṇamānino;

Gāmena gāmaṃ vicarimha, nagare rājadhāniyo.

307.

‘‘Eso hi bhagavā buddho, nadiṃ nerañjaraṃ pati;

Sabbadukkhappahānāya, dhammaṃ deseti pāṇinaṃ;

Tassāhaṃ santikaṃ gacchaṃ, so me satthā bhavissati’’.

308.

‘‘Vandanaṃ dāni vajjāsi, lokanāthaṃ anuttaraṃ;

Padakkhiṇañca katvāna, ādiseyyāsi dakkhiṇaṃ’’.

309.

‘‘Etaṃ kho labbhamamhehi, yathā bhāsasi tvañca me;

Vandanaṃ dāni te vajjaṃ, lokanāthaṃ anuttaraṃ;

Padakkhiṇañca katvāna, ādisissāmi dakkhiṇaṃ’’.

310.

Tato ca kāḷo pakkāmi, nadiṃ nerañjaraṃ pati;

So addasāsi sambuddhaṃ, desentaṃ amataṃ padaṃ.

311.

Dukkhaṃ dukkhasamuppādaṃ, dukkhassa ca atikkamaṃ;

Ariyaṃ caṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ, dukkhūpasamagāminaṃ.

312.

Tassa pādāni vanditvā, katvāna naṃ ⁸ padakkhiṇaṃ;

Cāpāya ādisitvāna, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

… Cāpā therī….