4. Mettagūmāṇavapucchā

1055. ‘‘Pucchāmi taṃ bhagavā brūhi me taṃ, (iccāyasmā mettagū)

Maññāmi taṃ vedaguṃ bhāvitattaṃ;

Kuto nu dukkhā samudāgatā ime, ye keci lokasmimanekarūpā’’.

1056. ‘‘Dukkhassa ve maṃ pabhavaṃ apucchasi, (mettagūti bhagavā)

Taṃ te pavakkhāmi yathā pajānaṃ;

Upadhinidānā pabhavanti dukkhā, ye keci lokasmimanekarūpā.

1057. ‘‘Yo ve avidvā upadhiṃ karoti, punappunaṃ dukkhamupeti mando;

Tasmā pajānaṃ upadhiṃ na kayirā, dukkhassa jātippabhavānupassī’’.

1058. ‘‘Yaṃ taṃ apucchimha akittayī no, aññaṃ taṃ pucchāma [pucchāmi (sī. pī.)] tadiṅgha brūhi;

Kathaṃ nu dhīrā vitaranti oghaṃ, jātiṃ jaraṃ sokapariddavañca;

Taṃ me muni sādhu viyākarohi, tathā hi te vidito esa dhammo’’.

1059. ‘‘Kittayissāmi te dhammaṃ, (mettagūti bhagavā)

Diṭṭhe dhamme anītihaṃ;

Yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ, tare loke visattikaṃ’’.

1060. ‘‘Tañcāhaṃ abhinandāmi, mahesi dhammamuttamaṃ;

Yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ, tare loke visattikaṃ’’.

1061. ‘‘Yaṃ kiñci sampajānāsi, (mettagūti bhagavā)

Uddhaṃ adho tiriyañcāpi majjhe;

Etesu nandiñca nivesanañca, panujja viññāṇaṃ bhave na tiṭṭhe.

1062. ‘‘Evaṃvihārī sato appamatto, bhikkhu caraṃ hitvā mamāyitāni;

Jātiṃ jaraṃ sokapariddavañca, idheva vidvā pajaheyya dukkhaṃ’’.

1063. ‘‘Etābhinandāmi vaco mahesino, sukittitaṃ gotamanūpadhīkaṃ;

Addhā hi bhagavā pahāsi dukkhaṃ, tathā hi te vidito esa dhammo.

1064. ‘‘Te cāpi nūnappajaheyyu dukkhaṃ, ye tvaṃ muni aṭṭhitaṃ ovadeyya;

Taṃ taṃ namassāmi samecca nāga, appeva maṃ bhagavā aṭṭhitaṃ ovadeyya’’.

1065. ‘‘Yaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vedagumābhijaññā, akiñcanaṃ kāmabhave asattaṃ;

Addhā hi so oghamimaṃ atāri, tiṇṇo ca pāraṃ akhilo akaṅkho.

1066. ‘‘Vidvā ca yo [so (sī. syā. pī.)] vedagū naro idha, bhavābhave saṅgamimaṃ visajja;

So vītataṇho anīgho nirāso, atāri so jātijaranti brūmī’’ti.

Mettagūmāṇavapucchā catutthī niṭṭhitā.