2. Hatthināgavaggo

1. Mātuposakacariyā

1.

‘‘Yadā ahosiṃ pavane, kuñjaro mātuposako;

Na tadā atthi mahiyā, guṇena mama sādiso.

2.

‘‘Pavane disvā vanacaro, rañño maṃ paṭivedayi;

‘Tavānucchavo mahārāja, gajo vasati kānane.

3.

‘‘‘Na tassa parikkhāyattho, napi āḷakakāsuyā;

Saha gahite ² soṇḍāya, sayameva idhehi’ti.

4.

‘‘Tassa taṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, rājāpi tuṭṭhamānaso;

Pesesi hatthidamakaṃ, chekācariyaṃ susikkhitaṃ.

5.

‘‘Gantvā so hatthidamako, addasa padumassare;

Bhisamuḷālaṃ ⁴ uddharantaṃ, yāpanatthāya mātuyā.

6.

‘‘Viññāya me sīlaguṇaṃ, lakkhaṇaṃ upadhārayi;

‘Ehi puttā’ti patvāna, mama soṇḍāya aggahi.

7.

‘‘Yaṃ me tadā pākatikaṃ, sarīrānugataṃ balaṃ;

Ajja nāgasahassānaṃ, balena samasādisaṃ.

8.

‘‘Yadihaṃ tesaṃ pakuppeyyaṃ, upetānaṃ gahaṇāya maṃ;

Paṭibalo bhave tesaṃ, yāva rajjampi mānusaṃ.

9.

‘‘Api cāhaṃ sīlarakkhāya, sīlapāramipūriyā;

Na karomi citte aññathattaṃ, pakkhipantaṃ mamāḷake.

10.

‘‘Yadi te maṃ tattha koṭṭeyyuṃ, pharasūhi tomarehi ca;

Neva tesaṃ pakuppeyyaṃ, sīlakhaṇḍabhayā mamā’’ti.

Mātuposakacariyaṃ paṭhamaṃ.