5. Dhotakamāṇavapucchā

86.

‘‘Pucchāmi taṃ bhagavā brūhi metaṃ, [iccāyasmā dhotako]

Vācābhikaṅkhāmi mahesi tuyhaṃ;

Tava sutvāna nigghosaṃ, sikkhe nibbānamattano’’.

87.

‘‘Tenahātappaṃ karohi, [dhotakāti bhagavā]

Idheva nipako sato;

Ito sutvāna nigghosaṃ, sikkhe nibbānamattano’’.

88.

‘‘Passāmahaṃ devamanussaloke, akiñcanaṃ brāhmaṇamiriyamānaṃ;

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

89.

‘‘Nāhaṃ sahissāmi pamocanāya, kathaṃkathiṃ dhotaka kañci loke;

Dhammañca seṭṭhaṃ abhijānamāno ², evaṃ tuvaṃ oghamimaṃ taresi’’.

90.

‘‘Anusāsa brahme karuṇāyamāno, vivekadhammaṃ yamahaṃ vijaññaṃ;

Yathāhaṃ ākāsova abyāpajjamāno, idheva santo asito careyyaṃ’’.

91.

‘‘Kittayissāmi te santiṃ, [dhotakāti bhagavā]

Diṭṭhe dhamme anītihaṃ;

Yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ, tare loke visattikaṃ’’.

92.

‘‘Tañcāhaṃ abhinandāmi, mahesi santimuttamaṃ;

Yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ, tare loke visattikaṃ’’.

93.

‘‘Yaṃ kiñci sampajānāsi, [dhotakāti bhagavā]

Uddhaṃ adho tiriyañcāpi majjhe;

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

Dhotakamāṇavapucchā pañcamī.