4. Mettagūmāṇavapucchā

74.

‘‘Pucchāmi taṃ bhagavā brūhi metaṃ, [iccāyasmā mettagū]

Maññāmi taṃ vedaguṃ bhāvitattaṃ;

Kuto nu dukkhā samudāgatā ime, ye keci lokasmimanekarūpā’’.

75.

‘‘Dukkhassa ve maṃ pabhavaṃ apucchasi, [mettagūti bhagavā]

Taṃ te pavakkhāmi yathā pajānaṃ;

Upadhinidānā pabhavanti dukkhā, ye keci lokasmimanekarūpā.

76.

‘‘Yo ve avidvā upadhiṃ karoti, punappunaṃ dukkhamupeti mando;

Tasmā pajānaṃ upadhiṃ na kayirā, dukkhassa jātippabhavānupassī’’.

77.

‘‘Yaṃ taṃ apucchimha akittayī no, aññaṃ taṃ pucchāma tadiṅgha brūhi;

‘Kathaṃ nu dhīrā vitaranti oghaṃ, jātiṃ jaraṃ sokapariddavañca’;

Taṃ me muni sādhu viyākarohi, tathā hi te vidito esa dhammo’’.

78.

‘‘Kittayissāmi te dhammaṃ, [mettagūti bhagavā]

Diṭṭhe dhamme anītihaṃ;

Yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ, tare loke visattikaṃ’’.

79.

‘‘Tañcāhaṃ abhinandāmi, mahesi dhammamuttamaṃ;

Yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ, tare loke visattikaṃ’’.

80.

‘‘Yaṃ kiñci sampajānāsi, [mettagūti bhagavā]

Uddhaṃ adho tiriyañcāpi majjhe;

Etesu nandiñca nivesanañca, panujja viññāṇaṃ bhave na tiṭṭhe.

81.

‘‘Evaṃvihārī sato appamatto, bhikkhu caraṃ hitvā mamāyitāni;

Jātiṃ jaraṃ sokapariddavañca, idheva vidvā pajaheyya dukkhaṃ’’.

82.

‘‘Etābhinandāmi vaco mahesino, sukittitaṃ gotamanūpadhīkaṃ;

Addhā hi bhagavā pahāsi dukkhaṃ, tathā hi te vidito esa dhammo.

83.

‘‘Te cāpi nūnappajaheyyu dukkhaṃ, ye tvaṃ muni aṭṭhitaṃ ovadeyya;

Taṃ taṃ namassāmi samecca nāga, appeva maṃ bhagavā aṭṭhitaṃ ovadeyya’’.

84.

‘‘Yaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vedagumābhijaññā, akiñcanaṃ kāmabhave asattaṃ;

Addhā hi so oghamimaṃ atāri, tiṇṇo ca pāraṃ akhilo akaṅkho.

85.

‘‘Vidvā ca yo vedagū naro idha, bhavābhave saṅgamimaṃ visajja;

So vītataṇho anīgho nirāso, atāri so jātijaranti brūmī’’ti.

Mettagūmāṇavapucchā catutthī.