2. Maccharisuttaṃ

32. Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho sambahulā satullapakāyikā devatāyo abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho ekā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi –

‘‘Maccherā ca pamādā ca, evaṃ dānaṃ na dīyati ²;

Puññaṃ ākaṅkhamānena, deyyaṃ hoti vijānatā’’ti.

Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi –

‘‘Yasseva bhīto na dadāti maccharī, tadevādadato bhayaṃ;

Jighacchā ca pipāsā ca, yassa bhāyati maccharī;

Tameva bālaṃ phusati, asmiṃ loke paramhi ca.

‘‘Tasmā vineyya maccheraṃ, dajjā dānaṃ malābhibhū;

Puññāni paralokasmiṃ, patiṭṭhā honti pāṇina’’nti.

Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi –

‘‘Te matesu na mīyanti, panthānaṃva sahabbajaṃ;

Appasmiṃ ye pavecchanti, esa dhammo sanantano.

‘‘Appasmeke pavecchanti, bahuneke na dicchare;

Appasmā dakkhiṇā dinnā, sahassena samaṃ mitā’’ti.

Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi –

‘‘Duddadaṃ dadamānānaṃ, dukkaraṃ kamma kubbataṃ;

Asanto nānukubbanti, sataṃ dhammo duranvayo ⁴.

‘‘Tasmā satañca asataṃ ⁶, nānā hoti ito gati;

Asanto nirayaṃ yanti, santo saggaparāyanā’’ti.

Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike etadavoca – ‘‘kassa nu kho, bhagavā, subhāsita’’nti?

‘‘Sabbāsaṃ vo subhāsitaṃ pariyāyena; api ca mamapi suṇātha –

‘‘Dhammaṃ care yopi samuñjakaṃ care,

Dārañca posaṃ dadamappakasmiṃ;

Sataṃ sahassānaṃ sahassayāginaṃ,

Kalampi nāgghanti tathāvidhassa te’’ti.

Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi –

‘‘Kenesa yañño vipulo mahaggato,

Samena dinnassa na agghameti;

Kathaṃ ⁸ sataṃ sahassānaṃ sahassayāginaṃ,

Kalampi nāgghanti tathāvidhassa te’’ti.

‘‘Dadanti heke visame niviṭṭhā,

Chetvā vadhitvā atha socayitvā;

Sā dakkhiṇā assumukhā sadaṇḍā,

Samena dinnassa na agghameti.

‘‘Evaṃ sataṃ sahassānaṃ sahassayāginaṃ;

Kalampi nāgghanti tathāvidhassa te’’ti.