4. Cūḷapanthakattheragāthā

557. ‘‘Dandhā mayhaṃ gatī āsi, paribhūto pure ahaṃ;

Bhātā ca maṃ paṇāmesi, ‘gaccha dāni tuvaṃ gharaṃ’.

558. ‘‘Sohaṃ paṇāmito santo [bhātā (aṭṭha.)], saṅghārāmassa koṭṭhake;

Dummano tattha aṭṭhāsiṃ, sāsanasmiṃ apekkhavā.

559. ‘‘Bhagavā tattha āgacchi [āgañchi (sī. pī.)], sīsaṃ mayhaṃ parāmasi;

Bāhāya maṃ gahetvāna, saṅghārāmaṃ pavesayi.

560. ‘‘Anukampāya me satthā, pādāsi pādapuñchaniṃ;

‘Etaṃ suddhaṃ adhiṭṭhehi, ekamantaṃ svadhiṭṭhitaṃ’.

561. ‘‘Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, vihāsiṃ sāsane rato;

Samādhiṃ paṭipādesiṃ, uttamatthassa pattiyā.

562. ‘‘Pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmi, dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

563. ‘‘Sahassakkhattumattānaṃ, nimminitvāna panthako;

Nisīdambavane ramme, yāva kālappavedanā.

564. ‘‘Tato me satthā pāhesi, dūtaṃ kālappavedakaṃ;

Paveditamhi kālamhi, vehāsādupasaṅkamiṃ [vehāsānupasaṅkamiṃ (syā. ka.)].

565. ‘‘Vanditvā satthuno pāde, ekamantaṃ nisīdahaṃ;

Nisinnaṃ maṃ viditvāna, atha satthā paṭiggahi.

566. ‘‘Āyāgo sabbalokassa, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggaho;

Puññakkhettaṃ manussānaṃ, paṭigaṇhittha dakkhiṇa’’nti.

… Cūḷapanthako thero….