5. Dhotakamāṇavapucchā

1067.

‘‘Pucchāmi taṃ bhagavā brūhi me taṃ, (iccāyasmā dhotako)

Vācābhikaṅkhāmi mahesi tuyhaṃ;

Tava sutvāna nigghosaṃ, sikkhe nibbānamattano’’.

1068.

‘‘Tenahātappaṃ karohi, (dhotakāti bhagavā) idheva nipako sato;

Ito sutvāna nigghosaṃ, sikkhe nibbānamattano’’.

1069.

‘‘Passāmahaṃ devamanussaloke, akiñcanaṃ brāhmaṇamiriyamānaṃ;

Taṃ taṃ namassāmi samantacakkhu, pamuñca maṃ sakka kathaṃkathāhi’’.

1070.

‘‘Nāhaṃ sahissāmi ² pamocanāya, kathaṃkathiṃ dhotaka kañci loke;

Dhammañca seṭṭhaṃ abhijānamāno ⁴, evaṃ tuvaṃ oghamimaṃ taresi’’.

1071.

‘‘Anusāsa brahme karuṇāyamāno, vivekadhammaṃ yamahaṃ vijaññaṃ;

Yathāhaṃ ākāsova abyāpajjamāno, idheva santo asito careyyaṃ’’.

1072.

‘‘Kittayissāmi te santiṃ, (dhotakāti bhagavā) diṭṭhe dhamme anītihaṃ;

Yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ, tare loke visattikaṃ’’.

1073.

‘‘Tañcāhaṃ abhinandāmi, mahesi santimuttamaṃ;

Yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ, tare loke visattikaṃ’’.

1074.

‘‘Yaṃ kiñci sampajānāsi, (dhotakāti bhagavā)

Uddhaṃ adho tiriyañcāpi majjhe;

Etaṃ viditvā saṅgoti loke, bhavābhavāya mākāsi taṇha’’nti.

Dhotakamāṇavapucchā pañcamī niṭṭhitā.