7. Nigguṇḍipupphiyattheraapadānaṃ

39.

‘‘Yadā devo devakāyā, cavate āyusaṅkhayā;

Tayo saddā niccharanti, devānaṃ anumodataṃ.

40.

‘‘‘Ito bho sugatiṃ gaccha, manussānaṃ sahabyataṃ;

Manussabhūto saddhamme, labha saddhaṃ anuttaraṃ.

41.

‘‘‘Sā te saddhā niviṭṭhāssa, mūlajātā patiṭṭhitā;

Yāvajīvaṃ asaṃhīrā, saddhamme suppavedite.

42.

‘‘‘Kāyena kusalaṃ katvā, vācāya kusalaṃ bahuṃ;

Manasā kusalaṃ katvā, abyāpajjaṃ nirūpadhiṃ.

43.

‘‘‘Tato opadhikaṃ puññaṃ, katvā dānena taṃ bahuṃ;

Aññepi macce saddhamme, brahmacariye nivesaya’.

44.

‘‘Imāya anukampāya, devādevaṃ yadā vidū;

Cavantaṃ anumodanti, ehi deva punappunaṃ ².

45.

‘‘Saṃvego me ⁴ tadā āsi, devasaṅghe samāgate;

Kaṃsu nāma ahaṃ yoniṃ, gamissāmi ito cuto.

46.

‘‘Mama saṃvegamaññāya, samaṇo bhāvitindriyo;

Mamuddharitukāmo so, āgacchi mama santikaṃ.

47.

‘‘Sumano nāma nāmena, padumuttarasāvako;

Atthadhammānusāsitvā, saṃvejesi mamaṃ tadā.

Dvādasamaṃ bhāṇavāraṃ.

48.

‘‘Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, buddhe cittaṃ pasādayiṃ;

Taṃ dhīraṃ abhivādetvā, tattha kālaṃkato ahaṃ.

49.

‘‘Upapajjiṃ sa ⁶ tattheva, sukkamūlena codito;

Vasanto mātukucchimhi, puna dhāreti mātuyā.

50.

‘‘Tamhā kāyā cavitvāna, tidase upapajjahaṃ;

Etthantare na passāmi, domanassamahaṃ tadā.

51.

‘‘Tāvatiṃsā cavitvāna, mātukucchiṃ samokkamiṃ;

Nikkhamitvāna kucchimhā, kaṇhasukkaṃ ajānahaṃ.

52.

‘‘Jātiyā sattavassova ⁸, ārāmaṃ pāvisiṃ ahaṃ;

Gotamassa bhagavato, sakyaputtassa tādino.

53.

‘‘Vitthārike ¹⁰ pāvacane, bāhujaññamhi sāsane;

Addasaṃ sāsanakare, bhikkhavo tattha satthuno.

54.

‘‘Sāvatthi nāma nagaraṃ, rājā tatthāsi kosalo;

Rathena nāgayuttena, upesi bodhimuttamaṃ.

55.

‘‘Tassāhaṃ nāgaṃ disvāna, pubbakammaṃ anussariṃ;

Añjaliṃ paggahetvāna, samayaṃ agamāsahaṃ.

56.

‘‘Jātiyā sattavassova, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;

Yo so buddhaṃ upaṭṭhāsi, ānando nāma sāvako.

57.

‘‘Gatimā dhitimā ceva, satimā ca bahussuto;

Rañño cittaṃ pasādento, niyyādesi mahājuti.

58.

‘‘Tassāhaṃ dhammaṃ sutvāna, pubbakammaṃ anussariṃ;

Tattheva ṭhitako santo, arahattamapāpuṇiṃ.

59.

‘‘Ekaṃsaṃ cīvaraṃ katvā, sire katvāna añjaliṃ;

Sambuddhaṃ abhivādetvā, imaṃ vācaṃ udīrayiṃ.

60.

‘‘‘Padumuttarabuddhassa, dvipadindassa satthuno;

Nigguṇḍipupphaṃ paggayha, sīhāsane ṭhapesahaṃ.

61.

‘‘‘Tena kammena dvipadinda, lokajeṭṭha narāsabha;

Pattomhi acalaṃ ṭhānaṃ, hitvā jayaparājayaṃ’.

62.

‘‘Pañcavīsasahassamhi , kappānaṃ manujādhipā;

Abbudanirabbudāni, aṭṭhaṭṭhāsiṃsu khattiyā.

63.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā nigguṇḍipupphiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Nigguṇḍipupphiyattherassāpadānaṃ sattamaṃ.