7. Ekacintikattheraapadānaṃ

34. ‘‘Yadā devo [devā (ka.)] devakāyā, cavate [cavanti (ka.)] āyusaṅkhayā;

Tayo saddā niccharanti, devānaṃ anumodataṃ.

35. ‘Ito bho sugatiṃ gaccha, manussānaṃ sahabyataṃ;

Manussabhūto saddhamme, labha saddhaṃ anuttaraṃ.

36. ‘‘‘Sā te saddhā niviṭṭhāssa, mūlajātā patiṭṭhitā;

Yāvajīvaṃ asaṃhīrā, saddhamme suppavedite.

37. ‘‘‘Kāyena kusalaṃ katvā, vācāya kusalaṃ bahuṃ;

Manasā kusalaṃ katvā, abyāpajjaṃ [abyāpajjhaṃ (syā.), appamāṇaṃ (itivuttake 83)] nirūpadhiṃ.

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

Aññepi macce saddhamme, brahmacariye nivesaya’.

39. ‘‘Imāya anukampāya, devā devaṃ yadā vidū;

Cavantaṃ anumodanti, ehi deva punappunaṃ [devapuraṃ puna (syā.)].

40. ‘‘Saṃvego me [saṃviggohaṃ (syā.)] tadā āsi, devasaṅghe samāgate;

Kaṃsu nāma ahaṃ yoniṃ, gamissāmi ito cuto.

41. ‘‘Mama saṃvegamaññāya, samaṇo bhāvitindriyo;

Mamuddharitukāmo so, āgacchi mama santikaṃ.

42. ‘‘Sumano nāma nāmena, padumuttarasāvako;

Atthadhammānusāsitvā, saṃvejesi mamaṃ tadā.

43. ‘‘Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, buddhe cittaṃ pasādayiṃ;

Taṃ dhīraṃ abhivādetvā, tattha kālaṃkato ahaṃ.

44. ‘‘Upapajjiṃ sa [upapajjissaṃ (sī.)] tattheva, sukkamūlena codito;

Kappānaṃ satasahassaṃ, duggatiṃ nupapajjahaṃ.

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

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā ekacintiko thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Ekacintikattherassāpadānaṃ sattamaṃ.