4. Cūḷapanthakattheragāthā

557.

‘‘Dandhā mayhaṃ gatī āsi, paribhūto pure ahaṃ;

Bhātā ca maṃ paṇāmesi, ‘gaccha dāni tuvaṃ gharaṃ’.

558.

‘‘Sohaṃ paṇāmito santo ², saṅghārāmassa koṭṭhake;

Dummano tattha aṭṭhāsiṃ, sāsanasmiṃ apekkhavā.

559.

‘‘Bhagavā tattha āgacchi ⁴, sīsaṃ mayhaṃ parāmasi;

Bāhāya maṃ gahetvāna, saṅghārāmaṃ pavesayi.

560.

‘‘Anukampāya me satthā, pādāsi pādapuñchaniṃ;

‘Etaṃ suddhaṃ adhiṭṭhehi, ekamantaṃ svadhiṭṭhitaṃ’.

561.

‘‘Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, vihāsiṃ sāsane rato;

Samādhiṃ paṭipādesiṃ, uttamatthassa pattiyā.

562.

‘‘Pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmi, dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

563.

‘‘Sahassakkhattumattānaṃ , nimminitvāna panthako;

Nisīdambavane ramme, yāva kālappavedanā.

564.

‘‘Tato me satthā pāhesi, dūtaṃ kālappavedakaṃ;

Paveditamhi kālamhi, vehāsādupasaṅkamiṃ ⁶.

565.

‘‘Vanditvā satthuno pāde, ekamantaṃ nisīdahaṃ;

Nisinnaṃ maṃ viditvāna, atha satthā paṭiggahi.

566.

‘‘Āyāgo sabbalokassa, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggaho;

Puññakkhettaṃ manussānaṃ, paṭigaṇhittha dakkhiṇa’’nti.

… Cūḷapanthako thero….