8. Aṭṭhakanipāto

1. Mahākaccāyanattheragāthā

494.

‘‘Kammaṃ bahukaṃ na kāraye, parivajjeyya janaṃ na uyyame;

So ussukko rasānugiddho, atthaṃ riñcati yo sukhādhivāho.

495.

‘‘Paṅkoti hi naṃ avedayuṃ, yāyaṃ vandanapūjanā kulesu;

Sukhumaṃ sallaṃ durubbahaṃ, sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho.

496.

‘‘Na parassupanidhāya, kammaṃ maccassa pāpakaṃ;

Attanā taṃ na seveyya, kammabandhūhi mātiyā.

497.

‘‘Na pare vacanā coro, na pare vacanā muni;

Attā ca naṃ yathāvedi ², devāpi naṃ tathā vidū.

498.

‘‘Pare ca na vijānanti, mayamettha yamāmase;

Ye ca tattha vijānanti, tato sammanti medhagā.

499.

‘‘Jīvate vāpi sappañño, api vittaparikkhayo;

Paññāya ca alābhena ⁴, vittavāpi na jīvati.

500.

‘‘Sabbaṃ suṇāti sotena, sabbaṃ passati cakkhunā;

Na ca diṭṭhaṃ sutaṃ dhīro, sabbaṃ ujjhitumarahati.

501.

‘‘Cakkhumāssa yathā andho, sotavā badhiro yathā;

Paññavāssa yathā mūgo, balavā dubbaloriva;

Atha atthe samuppanne, sayetha ⁶ matasāyika’’nti.

… Mahākaccāyano thero….