3. Telakānittheragāthā

747.

‘‘Cirarattaṃ vatātāpī, dhammaṃ anuvicintayaṃ;

Samaṃ cittassa nālatthaṃ, pucchaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇe.

748.

‘‘‘Ko so pāraṅgato loke, ko patto amatogadhaṃ;

Kassa dhammaṃ paṭicchāmi, paramatthavijānanaṃ’.

749.

‘‘Antovaṅkagato āsi, macchova ghasamāmisaṃ;

Baddho mahindapāsena, vepacityasuro yathā.

750.

‘‘Añchāmi naṃ na muñcāmi, asmā sokapariddavā;

Ko me bandhaṃ muñcaṃ loke, sambodhiṃ vedayissati.

751.

‘‘Samaṇaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vā kaṃ, ādisantaṃ pabhaṅgunaṃ.

Kassa dhammaṃ paṭicchāmi, jarāmaccupavāhanaṃ.

752.

‘‘Vicikicchākaṅkhāganthitaṃ, sārambhabalasaññutaṃ;

Kodhappattamanatthaddhaṃ, abhijappappadāraṇaṃ.

753.

‘‘Taṇhādhanusamuṭṭhānaṃ , dve ca pannarasāyutaṃ ²;

Passa orasikaṃ bāḷhaṃ, bhetvāna yadi ⁴ tiṭṭhati.

754.

‘‘Anudiṭṭhīnaṃ appahānaṃ, saṅkappaparatejitaṃ;

Tena viddho pavedhāmi, pattaṃva māluteritaṃ.

755.

‘‘Ajjhattaṃ me samuṭṭhāya, khippaṃ paccati māmakaṃ;

Chaphassāyatanī kāyo, yattha sarati sabbadā.

756.

‘‘Taṃ na passāmi tekicchaṃ, yo metaṃ sallamuddhare;

Nānārajjena satthena ⁶, nāññena vicikicchitaṃ.

757.

‘‘Ko me asattho avaṇo, sallamabbhantarapassayaṃ;

Ahiṃsaṃ sabbagattāni, sallaṃ me uddharissati.

758.

‘‘Dhammappati hi so seṭṭho, visadosappavāhako;

Gambhīre patitassa me, thalaṃ pāṇiñca dassaye.

759.

‘‘Rahadehamasmi ogāḷho, ahāriyarajamattike;

Māyāusūyasārambha, thinamiddhamapatthaṭe.

760.

‘‘Uddhaccameghathanitaṃ, saṃyojanavalāhakaṃ;

Vāhā vahanti kuddiṭṭhiṃ ⁸, saṅkappā rāganissitā.

761.

‘‘Savanti sabbadhi sotā, latā ubbhijja tiṭṭhati;

Te sote ko nivāreyya, taṃ lataṃ ko hi checchati.

762.

‘‘Velaṃ karotha bhaddante, sotānaṃ sannivāraṇaṃ;

Mā te manomayo soto, rukkhaṃva sahasā luve.

763.

‘‘Evaṃ me bhayajātassa, apārā pāramesato;

Tāṇo paññāvudho satthā, isisaṅghanisevito.

764.

‘‘Sopāṇaṃ sugataṃ suddhaṃ, dhammasāramayaṃ daḷhaṃ;

Pādāsi vuyhamānassa, ‘mā bhāyī’ti ca mabravi.

765.

‘‘Satipaṭṭhānapāsādaṃ, āruyha paccavekkhisaṃ;

Yaṃ taṃ pubbe amaññissaṃ, sakkāyābhirataṃ pajaṃ.

766.

‘‘Yadā ca maggamaddakkhiṃ, nāvāya abhirūhanaṃ;

Anadhiṭṭhāya attānaṃ, titthamaddakkhimuttamaṃ.

767.

‘‘Sallaṃ attasamuṭṭhānaṃ, bhavanettippabhāvitaṃ;

Etesaṃ appavattāya ¹⁰, desesi maggamuttamaṃ.

768.

‘‘Dīgharattānusayitaṃ, cirarattamadhiṭṭhitaṃ;

Buddho mepānudī ganthaṃ, visadosappavāhano’’ti.

…Telakāni thero….