3. Mahākappinattheragāthā

547. ‘‘Anāgataṃ yo paṭikacca [paṭigacca (sī.)] passati, hitañca atthaṃ ahitañca taṃ dvayaṃ;

Viddesino tassa hitesino vā, randhaṃ na passanti samekkhamānā.

548. [paṭi. ma. 1.160 paṭisambhidāmagge] ‘‘Ānāpānasatī yassa, paripuṇṇā subhāvitā;

Anupubbaṃ paricitā, yathā buddhena desitā;

Somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.

549. ‘‘Odātaṃ vata me cittaṃ, appamāṇaṃ subhāvitaṃ;

Nibbiddhaṃ paggahītañca, sabbā obhāsate disā.

550. ‘‘Jīvate vāpi sappañño, api vittaparikkhayo;

Paññāya ca alābhena, vittavāpi na jīvati.

551. ‘‘Paññā sutavinicchinī, paññā kittisilokavaddhanī;

Paññāsahito naro idha, api dukkhesu sukhāni vindati.

552. ‘‘Nāyaṃ ajjatano dhammo, nacchero napi abbhuto;

Yattha jāyetha mīyetha, tattha kiṃ viya abbhutaṃ.

553. ‘‘Anantaraṃ hi jātassa, jīvitā maraṇaṃ dhuvaṃ;

Jātā jātā marantīdha, evaṃdhammā hi pāṇino.

554. ‘‘Na hetadatthāya matassa hoti, yaṃ jīvitatthaṃ paraporisānaṃ;

Matamhi ruṇṇaṃ na yaso na lokyaṃ, na vaṇṇitaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇehi.

555. ‘‘Cakkhuṃ sarīraṃ upahanti tena [upahanti ruṇṇaṃ (sī.), upahanti roṇṇaṃ (syā. pī.)], nihīyati vaṇṇabalaṃ matī ca;

Ānandino tassa disā bhavanti, hitesino nāssa sukhī bhavanti.

556. ‘‘Tasmā hi iccheyya kule vasante, medhāvino ceva bahussute ca;

Yesaṃ hi paññāvibhavena kiccaṃ, taranti nāvāya nadiṃva puṇṇa’’nti.

… Mahākappino thero….