2. Khemasuttaṃ

103. Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho khemo devaputto bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi –

‘‘Caranti bālā dummedhā, amitteneva attanā;

Karontā pāpakaṃ kammaṃ, yaṃ hoti kaṭukapphalaṃ.

‘‘Na taṃ kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu, yaṃ katvā anutappati;

Yassa assumukho rodaṃ, vipākaṃ paṭisevati.

‘‘Tañca kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu, yaṃ katvā nānutappati;

Yassa patīto sumano, vipākaṃ paṭisevati.

‘‘Paṭikacceva ² taṃ kayirā, yaṃ jaññā hitamattano;

Na sākaṭikacintāya, mantā dhīro parakkame.

‘‘Yathā sākaṭiko maṭṭhaṃ ⁴, samaṃ hitvā mahāpathaṃ;

Visamaṃ maggamāruyha, akkhacchinnova jhāyati.

‘‘Evaṃ dhammā apakkamma, adhammamanuvattiya;

Mando maccumukhaṃ patto, akkhacchinnova jhāyatī’’ti.