4. Madhudāyakattheraapadānaṃ

333. ‘‘Sindhuyā nadiyā tīre, sukato assamo mama;

Tattha vācemahaṃ sisse, itihāsaṃ salakkhaṇaṃ.

334. ‘‘Dhammakāmā vinītā te, sotukāmā susāsanaṃ;

Chaḷaṅge pāramippattā, sindhukūle vasanti te.

335. ‘‘Uppātagamane ceva, lakkhaṇesu ca kovidā;

Uttamatthaṃ gavesantā, vasanti vipine tadā.

336. ‘‘Sumedho nāma sambuddho, loke uppajji tāvade;

Amhākaṃ anukampanto, upāgacchi vināyako.

337. ‘‘Upāgataṃ mahāvīraṃ, sumedhaṃ lokanāyakaṃ;

Tiṇasanthārakaṃ katvā, lokajeṭṭhassadāsahaṃ.

338. ‘‘Vipināto madhuṃ gayha, buddhaseṭṭhassadāsahaṃ;

Sambuddho paribhuñjitvā, idaṃ vacanamabravi.

339. ‘‘‘Yo taṃ adāsi madhuṃ me, pasanno sehi pāṇibhi;

Tamahaṃ kittayissāmi, suṇātha mama bhāsato.

340. ‘‘‘Iminā madhudānena, tiṇasanthārakena ca;

Tiṃsa kappasahassāni, devaloke ramissati.

341. ‘‘‘Tiṃsa kappasahassamhi, okkākakulasambhavo;

Gotamo nāma gottena, satthā loke bhavissati.

342. ‘‘‘Tassa dhammesu dāyādo, oraso dhammanimmito;

Sabbāsave pariññāya, nibbāyissatināsavo.

343. ‘‘‘Devalokā idhāgantvā, mātukucchiṃ upāgate;

Madhuvassaṃ pavassittha, chādayaṃ madhunā mahiṃ’.

344. ‘‘Mayi nikkhantamattamhi, kucchiyā ca suduttarā;

Tatrāpi madhuvassaṃ me, vassate niccakālikaṃ.

345. ‘‘Agārā abhinikkhamma, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;

Lābhī annassa pānassa, madhudānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

346. ‘‘Sabbakāmasamiddhohaṃ, bhavitvā devamānuse;

Teneva madhudānena, pattomhi āsavakkhayaṃ.

347. ‘‘Vuṭṭhamhi deve caturaṅgule tiṇe, sampupphite [supupphite (syā.)] dharaṇīruhe sañchanne [vappadese (syā.)];

Suññe ghare maṇḍaparukkhamūlake, vasāmi niccaṃ sukhito anāsavo.

348. ‘‘Majjhe mahante hīne ca [majjhe mayhaṃ bhavā assu (syā. pī. ka.)], bhave sabbe atikkamiṃ [ye bhave samatikkamiṃ (syā. ka.), yo bhavesu pakittayi (ka.)];

Ajja me āsavā khīṇā, natthi dāni punabbhavo.

349. ‘‘Tiṃsakappasahassamhi, yaṃ dānamadadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, madhudānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

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

Sabbāsavā parikkhīṇā, natthi dāni punabbhavo.

351. ‘‘Svāgataṃ vata me āsi…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

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

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā madhudāyako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Madhudāyakattherassāpadānaṃ catutthaṃ.