3. Mettaguttheraapadānaṃ

45. ‘‘Himavantassāvidūre, asoko nāma pabbato;

Tatthāsi assamo mayhaṃ, vissakammena [visukammena (sī. syā. ka.)] māpito.

46. ‘‘Sumedho nāma sambuddho, aggo kāruṇiko muni;

Nivāsayitvā pubbaṇhe, piṇḍāya me [maṃ (sī.)] upāgami.

47. ‘‘Upāgataṃ mahāvīraṃ, sumedhaṃ lokanāyakaṃ;

Paggayha sugatapattaṃ [sugataṃ pattaṃ (sī.), subhakaṃ pattaṃ (pī.)], sappitelaṃ apūrayiṃ [sappitelena pūrayiṃ (sī.), sappitelassa’pūrayiṃ (?)].

48. ‘‘Datvānahaṃ buddhaseṭṭhe, sumedhe lokanāyake;

Añjaliṃ paggahetvāna, bhiyyo [bhīyo (sī.), bhīyyo (pī.)] hāsaṃ janesahaṃ.

49. ‘‘Iminā sappidānena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

Devabhūto manusso vā, labhāmi vipulaṃ sukhaṃ.

50. ‘‘Vinipātaṃ vivajjetvā, saṃsarāmi bhavābhave;

Tattha cittaṃ paṇidhitvā, labhāmi acalaṃ padaṃ.

51. ‘‘Lābhā tuyhaṃ suladdhaṃ te, yaṃ maṃ addakkhi brāhmaṇa;

Mama dassanamāgamma, arahattaṃ bhavissati [arahā tvaṃ bhavissasi (sī. pī.), arahattaṃ gamissasi (syā.)].

52. ‘‘Vissattho [vissaṭṭho (syā. pī.), visaṭṭho (ka.)] hohi mā bhāyi, adhigantvā mahāyasaṃ;

Mamañhi sappiṃ datvāna, parimokkhasi jātiyā.

53. ‘‘Iminā sappidānena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

Devabhūto manusso vā, labhase vipulaṃ sukhaṃ.

54. ‘‘Iminā sappidānena, mettacittavatāya ca;

Aṭṭhārase kappasate, devaloke ramissasi.

55. ‘‘Aṭṭhatiṃsatikkhattuñca, devarājā bhavissasi;

Padesarajjaṃ vipulaṃ, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ.

56. ‘‘Ekapaññāsakkhattuñca, cakkavattī bhavissasi;

Cāturanto vijitāvī, jambumaṇḍassa [jambusaṇḍassa (sī. pī.)] issaro.

57. ‘‘Mahāsamuddovakkhobho, duddharo pathavī yathā;

Evameva ca te bhogā, appameyyā bhavissare.

58. ‘‘Saṭṭhikoṭī hiraññassa, cajitvā [catvāna (sī. ka.), datvāna (syā. pī.)] pabbajiṃ ahaṃ;

Kiṃ kusalaṃ gavesanto, bāvariṃ upasaṅkamiṃ.

59. ‘‘Tattha mante adhīyāmi, chaḷaṅgaṃ nāma lakkhaṇaṃ;

Tamandhakāraṃ vidhamaṃ, uppajji tvaṃ mahāmuni.

60. ‘‘Tava dassanakāmohaṃ, āgatomhi mahāmuni;

Tava dhammaṃ suṇitvāna, pattomhi acalaṃ padaṃ.

61. ‘‘Tiṃsakappasahassamhi, sappiṃ buddhassadāsahaṃ;

Etthantare nābhijāne, sappiṃ viññāpitaṃ [viññāpitā (?)] mayā.

62. ‘‘Mama saṅkappamaññāya, uppajjati yadicchakaṃ;

Cittamaññāya nibbattaṃ, sabbe santappayāmahaṃ.

63. ‘‘Aho buddhā aho dhammā [aho buddho aho dhammo (sī.) theragā. 201 theragāthāya tadaṭṭhakathāya ca saṃsandetabbaṃ], aho no satthu sampadā;

Thokañhi sappiṃ datvāna, appameyyaṃ labhāmahaṃ.

64. ‘‘Mahāsamudde udakaṃ, yāvatā nerupassato;

Mama sappiṃ upādāya, kalabhāgaṃ na hessati [hissati (syā. ka.), essati (sī.)].

65. ‘‘Yāvatā cakkavāḷassa, kariyantassa [kārayantassa (syā.), kayirantassa (pī.), āharantassa (ka.)] rāsito;

Mama nibbattavatthānaṃ [mayā nivatthavatthānaṃ (pī.)], okāso so na sammati.

66. ‘‘Pabbatarājā himavā, pavaropi siluccayo;

Mamānulittagandhassa, upanidhiṃ [upanidhaṃ (sī. syā. ka.), upanīyaṃ (pī.)] na hessati.

67. ‘‘Vatthaṃ gandhañca sappiñca, aññañca diṭṭhadhammikaṃ;

Asaṅkhatañca nibbānaṃ, sappidānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

68. ‘‘Satipaṭṭhānasayano, samādhijhānagocaro;

Bojjhaṅgabhojano [… janano (syā. ka.)] ajja, sappidānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

69. ‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… viharāmi anāsavo.

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

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

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā mettagū thero imā gāthāyo

Abhāsitthāti.

Mettaguttherassāpadānaṃ tatiyaṃ.