3. Mahākappinattheragāthā

547.

‘‘Anāgataṃ yo paṭikacca ² passati, hitañca atthaṃ ahitañca taṃ dvayaṃ;

Viddesino tassa hitesino vā, randhaṃ na passanti samekkhamānā.

548.

⁴ ‘‘Ānāpānasatī yassa, paripuṇṇā subhāvitā;

Anupubbaṃ paricitā, yathā buddhena desitā;

Somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.

549.

‘‘Odātaṃ vata me cittaṃ, appamāṇaṃ subhāvitaṃ;

Nibbiddhaṃ paggahītañca, sabbā obhāsate disā.

550.

‘‘Jīvate vāpi sappañño, api vittaparikkhayo;

Paññāya ca alābhena, vittavāpi na jīvati.

551.

‘‘Paññā sutavinicchinī, paññā kittisilokavaddhanī;

Paññāsahito naro idha, api dukkhesu sukhāni vindati.

552.

‘‘Nāyaṃ ajjatano dhammo, nacchero napi abbhuto;

Yattha jāyetha mīyetha, tattha kiṃ viya abbhutaṃ.

553.

‘‘Anantaraṃ hi jātassa, jīvitā maraṇaṃ dhuvaṃ;

Jātā jātā marantīdha, evaṃdhammā hi pāṇino.

554.

‘‘Na hetadatthāya matassa hoti, yaṃ jīvitatthaṃ paraporisānaṃ;

Matamhi ruṇṇaṃ na yaso na lokyaṃ, na vaṇṇitaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇehi.

555.

‘‘Cakkhuṃ sarīraṃ upahanti tena ⁶, nihīyati vaṇṇabalaṃ matī ca;

Ānandino tassa disā bhavanti, hitesino nāssa sukhī bhavanti.

556.

‘‘Tasmā hi iccheyya kule vasante, medhāvino ceva bahussute ca;

Yesaṃ hi paññāvibhavena kiccaṃ, taranti nāvāya nadiṃva puṇṇa’’nti.

… Mahākappino thero….