1. Sobhitattheraapadānaṃ

1. ‘‘Padumuttaro nāma jino, lokajeṭṭho narāsabho;

Mahato janakāyassa, deseti amataṃ padaṃ.

2. ‘‘Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, vācāsabhimudīritaṃ [vācāsabhimudīrayiṃ (?)];

Añjaliṃ paggahetvāna, ekaggo āsahaṃ tadā.

3. ‘‘Yathā samuddo udadhīnamaggo, nerū nagānaṃ pavaro siluccayo;

Tatheva ye cittavasena vattare, na buddhañāṇassa kalaṃ upenti te.

4. ‘‘Dhammavidhiṃ [dhamme vidhiṃ (sī.)] ṭhapetvāna, buddho kāruṇiko isi;

Bhikkhusaṅghe nisīditvā, imā gāthā abhāsatha.

5. ‘‘‘Yo so ñāṇaṃ pakittesi, buddhamhi lokanāyake;

Kappānaṃ satasahassaṃ, duggatiṃ na gamissati.

6. ‘‘‘Kilese jhāpayitvāna, ekaggo susamāhito;

Sobhito nāma nāmena, hessati satthu sāvako’.

7. ‘‘Paññāse kappasahasse, sattevāsuṃ yasuggatā [samuggatā (syā.)];

Sattaratanasampannā, cakkavattī mahabbalā.

8. ‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ, bhavā sabbe samūhatā;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

9. ‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso, vimokkhāpi ca aṭṭhime;

Chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā sobhito thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Sobhitattherassāpadānaṃ paṭhamaṃ.