9. Mettasuttaṃ

62. [itivu. 22 itivuttakepi] ‘‘Mā, bhikkhave, puññānaṃ bhāyittha. Sukhassetaṃ, bhikkhave, adhivacanaṃ yadidaṃ puññāni [yadidaṃ puññanti (sī.), yadidaṃ puññāni (ka.)]. Abhijānāmi kho panāhaṃ [bhikkhave dīgharattaṃ iṭṭhaṃ (syā.), bhikkhave dīgharattaṃ puññānaṃ iṭṭhaṃ (?)], bhikkhave, dīgharattaṃ katānaṃ puññānaṃ dīgharattaṃ iṭṭhaṃ [bhikkhave dīgharattaṃ iṭṭhaṃ (syā.), bhikkhave dīgharattaṃ puññānaṃ iṭṭhaṃ (?)] kantaṃ manāpaṃ vipākaṃ paccanubhūtaṃ. Satta vassāni mettaṃ cittaṃ bhāvesiṃ. Satta vassāni mettaṃ cittaṃ bhāvetvā satta saṃvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe nayimaṃ lokaṃ punāgamāsiṃ. Saṃvaṭṭamāne sudāhaṃ [saṃvaṭṭamānassudāhaṃ (ka.)], bhikkhave, loke ābhassarūpago homi, vivaṭṭamāne loke suññaṃ brahmavimānaṃ upapajjāmi.

‘‘Tatra sudaṃ, bhikkhave, brahmā homi mahābrahmā abhibhū anabhibhūto aññadatthudaso vasavattī. Chattiṃsakkhattuṃ kho panāhaṃ, bhikkhave, sakko ahosiṃ devānamindo; anekasatakkhattuṃ rājā ahosiṃ cakkavattī dhammiko dhammarājā cāturanto vijitāvī janapadatthāvariyappatto sattaratanasamannāgato. Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, imāni satta ratanāni ahesuṃ, seyyathidaṃ – cakkaratanaṃ, hatthiratanaṃ, assaratanaṃ, maṇiratanaṃ, itthiratanaṃ, gahapatiratanaṃ, pariṇāyakaratanameva sattamaṃ. Parosahassaṃ kho pana me, bhikkhave, puttā ahesuṃ sūrā vīraṅgarūpā parasenappamaddanā. So imaṃ pathaviṃ sāgarapariyantaṃ adaṇḍena asatthena dhammena abhivijiya ajjhāvasi’’nti [ajjhāvasanti (syā.) ajjhāvasati (sī. ka.)].

‘‘Passa puññānaṃ vipākaṃ, kusalānaṃ sukhesino [sukhesinaṃ (sī.)];

Mettaṃ cittaṃ vibhāvetvā, satta vassāni bhikkhavo [bhikkhave (ka.)];

Sattasaṃvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe, nayimaṃ lokaṃ punāgamiṃ [punāgamaṃ (syā.)].

‘‘Saṃvaṭṭamāne lokamhi, homi ābhassarūpago;

Vivaṭṭamāne lokasmiṃ, suññabrahmūpago ahuṃ.

‘‘Sattakkhattuṃ mahābrahmā, vasavattī tadā ahuṃ;

Chattiṃsakkhattuṃ devindo, devarajjamakārayiṃ.

‘‘Cakkavattī ahuṃ rājā, jambumaṇḍassa [jambudīpassa (sī.), jambusaṇḍassa (syā.)] issaro;

Muddhāvasitto [muddhābhisitto (ka.)] khattiyo, manussādhipatī ahuṃ.

‘‘Adaṇḍena asatthena, vijeyya pathaviṃ imaṃ;

Asāhasena kammena [dhammena (sī. syā.)], samena anusāsi taṃ.

‘‘Dhammena rajjaṃ kāretvā, asmiṃ pathavimaṇḍale;

Mahaddhane mahābhoge, aḍḍhe ajāyihaṃ kule.

‘‘Sabbakāmehi sampanne [sampuṇṇe (ka.)], ratanehi ca sattahi;

Buddhā saṅgāhakā loke, tehi etaṃ sudesitaṃ.

‘‘Eso hetu mahantassa, pathabyo me na vipajjati [esa hetu mahantassa, puthabyo yena vuccati (sī. syā.)];

Pahūtavittūpakaraṇo, rājā hoti [homi (sī. syā.)] patāpavā.

‘‘Iddhimā yasavā hoti [homi (sī. syā.)], jambumaṇḍassa [jambusaṇḍassa (sī. syā.)] issaro;

Ko sutvā nappasīdeyya, api kaṇhābhijātiyo.

‘‘Tasmā hi attakāmena [atthakāmena (syā. ka.)], mahattamabhikaṅkhatā;

Saddhammo garukātabbo, saraṃ buddhānasāsana’’nti. navamaṃ;