4. Piyasuttaṃ

115. Sāvatthinidānaṃ . Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho rājā pasenadi kosalo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca – ‘‘idha mayhaṃ, bhante, rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṃ cetaso parivitakko udapādi – ‘kesaṃ nu kho piyo attā, kesaṃ appiyo attā’ti? Tassa mayhaṃ, bhante, etadahosi – ‘ye ca kho keci kāyena duccaritaṃ caranti, vācāya duccaritaṃ caranti, manasā duccaritaṃ caranti; tesaṃ appiyo attā’. Kiñcāpi te evaṃ vadeyyuṃ – ‘piyo no attā’ti, atha kho tesaṃ appiyo attā. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yañhi appiyo appiyassa kareyya, taṃ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṃ appiyo attā. Ye ca kho keci kāyena sucaritaṃ caranti, vācāya sucaritaṃ caranti, manasā sucaritaṃ caranti; tesaṃ piyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṃ vadeyyuṃ – ‘appiyo no attā’ti; atha kho tesaṃ piyo attā. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yañhi piyo piyassa kareyya, taṃ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṃ piyo attā’’ti.

‘‘Evametaṃ, mahārāja, evametaṃ, mahārāja! Ye hi keci, mahārāja, kāyena duccaritaṃ caranti, vācāya duccaritaṃ caranti, manasā duccaritaṃ caranti; tesaṃ appiyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṃ vadeyyuṃ – ‘piyo no attā’ti, atha kho tesaṃ appiyo attā. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yañhi, mahārāja, appiyo appiyassa kareyya, taṃ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṃ appiyo attā. Ye ca kho keci, mahārāja , kāyena sucaritaṃ caranti, vācāya sucaritaṃ caranti, manasā sucaritaṃ caranti; tesaṃ piyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṃ vadeyyuṃ – ‘appiyo no attā’ti; atha kho tesaṃ piyo attā. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yañhi mahārāja, piyo piyassa kareyya, taṃ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṃ piyo attā’’ti. Idamavoca…pe…

‘‘Attānañce piyaṃ jaññā, na naṃ pāpena saṃyuje;

Na hi taṃ sulabhaṃ hoti, sukhaṃ dukkaṭakārinā.

‘‘Antakenādhipannassa, jahato mānusaṃ bhavaṃ;

Kiñhi tassa sakaṃ hoti, kiñca ādāya gacchati;

Kiñcassa anugaṃ hoti, chāyāva anapāyinī ².

‘‘Ubho puññañca pāpañca, yaṃ macco kurute idha;

Tañhi tassa sakaṃ hoti, tañca ⁴ ādāya gacchati;

Tañcassa ⁶ anugaṃ hoti, chāyāva anapāyinī.

‘‘Tasmā kareyya kalyāṇaṃ, nicayaṃ samparāyikaṃ;

Puññāni paralokasmiṃ, patiṭṭhā honti pāṇina’’ntntti.