7. Mātaṅgacariyā

60.

‘‘Punāparaṃ yadā homi, jaṭilo uggatāpano;

Mātaṅgo nāma nāmena, sīlavā susamāhito.

61.

‘‘Ahañca brāhmaṇo eko, gaṅgākūle vasāmubho;

Ahaṃ vasāmi upari, heṭṭhā vasati brāhmaṇo.

62.

‘‘Vicaranto anukūlamhi, uddhaṃ me assamaddasa;

Tattha maṃ paribhāsetvā, abhisapi muddhaphālanaṃ.

63.

‘‘Yadihaṃ tassa pakuppeyyaṃ, yadi sīlaṃ na gopaye;

Oloketvānahaṃ tassa, kareyyaṃ chārikaṃ viya.

64.

‘‘Yaṃ so tadā maṃ abhisapi, kupito duṭṭhamānaso;

Tasseva matthake nipati, yogena taṃ pamocayiṃ.

65.

‘‘Anurakkhiṃ mama sīlaṃ, nārakkhiṃ mama jīvitaṃ;

Sīlavā hi tadā āsiṃ, bodhiyāyeva kāraṇā’’ti.

Mātaṅgacariyaṃ sattamaṃ.