7. Ekacintikattheraapadānaṃ

34.

‘‘Yadā devo ³ devakāyā, cavate ⁴ āyusaṅkhayā;

Tayo saddā niccharanti, devānaṃ anumodataṃ.

35.

‘Ito bho sugatiṃ gaccha, manussānaṃ sahabyataṃ;

Manussabhūto saddhamme, labha saddhaṃ anuttaraṃ.

36.

‘‘‘Sā te saddhā niviṭṭhāssa, mūlajātā patiṭṭhitā;

Yāvajīvaṃ asaṃhīrā, saddhamme suppavedite.

37.

‘‘‘Kāyena kusalaṃ katvā, vācāya kusalaṃ bahuṃ;

Manasā kusalaṃ katvā, abyāpajjaṃ ⁶ nirūpadhiṃ.

38.

‘‘‘Tato opadhikaṃ puññaṃ, katvā dānena taṃ bahuṃ;

Aññepi macce saddhamme, brahmacariye nivesaya’.

39.

‘‘Imāya anukampāya, devā devaṃ yadā vidū;

Cavantaṃ anumodanti, ehi deva punappunaṃ ⁸.

40.

‘‘Saṃvego me ¹⁰ tadā āsi, devasaṅghe samāgate;

Kaṃsu nāma ahaṃ yoniṃ, gamissāmi ito cuto.

41.

‘‘Mama saṃvegamaññāya, samaṇo bhāvitindriyo;

Mamuddharitukāmo so, āgacchi mama santikaṃ.

42.

‘‘Sumano nāma nāmena, padumuttarasāvako;

Atthadhammānusāsitvā, saṃvejesi mamaṃ tadā.

43.

‘‘Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, buddhe cittaṃ pasādayiṃ;

Taṃ dhīraṃ abhivādetvā, tattha kālaṃkato ahaṃ.

44.

‘‘Upapajjiṃ sa ¹² tattheva, sukkamūlena codito;

Kappānaṃ satasahassaṃ, duggatiṃ nupapajjahaṃ.

45.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā ekacintiko thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Ekacintikattherassāpadānaṃ sattamaṃ.